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Megapleuron rochei

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Megapleuron rochei was named by Gaudry (1881). It is the type species of Megapleuron.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Megapleuron rochei Gaudry
2004Megapleuron rochei Schultze p. 488

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
—DipnomorphaAhlberg 1991
—Dipnoi(Müller 1884)
genusMegapleuronGaudry 1881
speciesrochei

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.

†Megapleuron rochei Gaudry 1881
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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Autunian or 298.90000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Autunian298.9 - 283.3France Megapleuron rochei (25181)