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Kipalaichthyidae

Osteichthyes - Kipalaichthyidae

Taxonomy
Kipalaichthyidae was named by Taverne (1976). Its type is Kipalaichthys.

It was assigned to Osteoglossomorpha by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Kipalaichthys (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Kipalaichthyidae Taverne
2019Kipalaichthyidae van der Laan p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
familyKipalaichthyidaeTaverne 1976
familyKipalaichthyidaeTaverne 1976

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.

Fm. †Kipalaichthyidae Taverne 1976
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G. †Kipalaichthys Casier 1965
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†Kipalaichthys sekirskyi Casier 1965
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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available