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Leuresthes distans

Osteichthyes - Atheriniformes - Atherinopsidae

Taxonomy
Leuresthes distans was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 44190 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Leuresthes distans Casier p. 454 figs. Plate 68, Fig. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
suborderAtherinopsoidei
familyAtherinopsidaeFitzinger 1873
genusLeuresthesJordan and Gilbert 1880
speciesdistans

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.

†Leuresthes distans Casier 1966
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Diagnosis
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
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