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Dollopterus volitans

Osteichthyes - Perleidiformes

Taxonomy
Dolichopterus volitans was named by Compter (1891).

It was recombined as Dollopterus volitans by Abel (1906), Stolley (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Dolichopterus volitans Compter p. 41 figs. Pl 1, fig 11
1906Dollopterus volitans Abel p. 48
1919Dollopterus volitans Stolley p. 57 figs. Pl 12, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
genusDollopterus
speciesvolitans(Compter 1891)

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.

†Dollopterus volitans Compter 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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