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Leptolepis brodiei

Osteichthyes - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Leptolepis brodiei was named by Agassiz (1845). Its type specimen is BMNH, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. attenuatus, L. brevis, L. formosus, L. nathorsti

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Leptolepis brodiei Agassiz
1845Oxygonius tenuis Agassiz
1845Leptolepis nanus Egerton
1850Megastoma apenninum Costa
1850Sarginites pygmaeus Costa
1919Leptolepis brodiei Woodward p. 122

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusLeptolepis
speciesbrodieiAgassiz 1845

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.

†Leptolepis brodiei Agassiz 1845
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Invalid names: Leptolepis nanus Egerton 1845 [synonym], Megastoma apenninum Costa 1850 [synonym], Oxygonius tenuis Agassiz 1845 [synonym], Sarginites pygmaeus Costa 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available