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Bobastraniiformes (disused)

Bobastraniiformes

Taxonomy
Bobastraniiformes is an order. It is not extant.

It was corrected as Bobasatraniformes by Sepkoski (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Palaeonisciformes by Nelson (2006).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Schaeffer and Mangus (1976); and to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (1992) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Bobastraniiformes Schaeffer and Mangus p. 538
1992Bobasatraniiformes Sepkoski
2002Bobasatraniformes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderBobastraniiformes
orderBobastraniiformes

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available