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Leptolepis neocomiensis

Osteichthyes - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Leptolepis neocomiensis was named by Bassani (1879). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Lesina (K.K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt GBA collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Starigrad Limestone Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Leptolepis brodiei by Woodward (1919).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Leptolepis neocomiensis Bassani p. 164
1882Leptolepis neocomiensis Bassani p. 204 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-5

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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
speciesneocomiensis

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 neocomiensis Bassani 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available