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Protopterus dolloi (Slender lungfish)

Dipnomorpha - Lepidosirenidae

Taxonomy
Protopterus dolloi was named by Boulenger (1900). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Protopterus dolloi Boulenger
2015Protopterus dolloi Criswell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderLepidosirenoidei
familyLepidosirenidae
genusProtopterus
speciesdolloiBoulenger 1900

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.

Protopterus dolloi Boulenger 1900 [Slender lungfish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:35:13
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:13
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available