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Sterropterygion

Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Sterropterygion was named by Thomson (1972).

It was assigned to Osteolepidae by Thomson (1972); to Megalichthyidae by Holland (2013); and to Osteolepiformes by Borgen and Nakrem (2016).

Species
S. brandei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Sterropterygion Thomson
2013Sterropterygion Holland pp. 147-164
2016Sterropterygion Borgen and Nakrem

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderOsteolepiformesBerg 1937
familyMegalichthyidae
genusSterropterygion

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.

G. †Sterropterygion Thomson 1972
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†Sterropterygion brandei Thomson 1972
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available