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Askerichthys

Osteichthyes - Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Askerichthys was named by Borgen and Nakrem (2016). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Askerichthyinae.

It was assigned to Askerichthyinae by Borgen and Nakrem (2016); and to Megalichthyidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Askerichthys Borgen and Nakrem
2019Askerichthys van der Laan p. 91

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)
orderOsteolepiformesBerg 1937
familyMegalichthyidae
genusAskerichthys

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. †Askerichthys Borgen and Nakrem 2016
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Askerichthys heintzi Borgen and Nakrem 2016
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available