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Agnatha (jawless fish)
Taxonomy
Agnatha was named by Cope (1889). It is extant.
It was reranked as the superclass Agnatha by Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).
It was assigned to Vertebrata by Säve-Söderbergh (1934), Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977), Dineley and Metcalf (1999), Shu et al. (1999), Takezaki et al. (2003).
It was reranked as the superclass Agnatha by Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).
It was assigned to Vertebrata by Säve-Söderbergh (1934), Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977), Dineley and Metcalf (1999), Shu et al. (1999), Takezaki et al. (2003).
Subtaxa
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2007-01-02; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1889 | Agnatha Cope |
| 1934 | Agnathi Säve-Söderbergh p. 17 |
| 1977 | Agnatha Ritchie and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 367 |
| 1999 | Agnatha Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| 1999 | Agnatha Shu et al. p. 43 |
| 2003 | Agnatha Takezaki et al. p. 287 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Cl. Agnatha Cope 1889 [jawless fish]
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Invalid names: Loganiida Turner 1991 [empty], Myllokunmingiida Shu 2003 [empty], Pituriaspida Young 1991 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available