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Pygopterus gleerupi

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Pygopteridae

Taxonomy
Pygopterus gleerupi was named by Aldinger (1937). Its type specimen is MGUH VP 31, a set of postcrania (Caudal and posterior abdominal region), and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Pygopterus gleerupi Aldinger p. 183 figs. Pl 41, fig 3; pl 42, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPygopteridae
genusPygopterus
speciesgleerupi

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.

†Pygopterus gleerupi Aldinger 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available