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Megalichthys maxillaris

Crossopterygii - Osteolepidae

Taxonomy
Megalichthys maxillaris was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was synonymized subjectively with Megalichthys hibberti by Woodward (1891); it was recombined as Parabatrachus maxillaris by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Megalichthys maxillaris Agassiz p. 96
1902Parabatrachus maxillaris Hay p. 362

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
orderCrossopterygii()
familyOsteolepidae
genusMegalichthys
speciesmaxillaris

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.

Megalichthys maxillaris Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
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