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Lepidotes congolensis

Osteichthyes - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Lepidotes congolensis was named by Hussakof (1917). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. arcuatus, L. barnstonensis, L. bernissartensis, L. brevifulcratus, L. deccanensis, L. exiguus, L. fittoni, L. lehmani, L. macrocheirus, L. microrbis, L. palliatus, L. pusillus, L. pustulatus, L. tendagurensis
Entered
by D. Sinopoli (authorized by M. Uhen) on 2026-06-10; modified by D. Sinopoli on 2026-06-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Lepidotes congolensis Hussakof

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusLepidotes
speciescongolensisHussakof 1917

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.

†Lepidotes congolensis Hussakof 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Bathonian or 174.70000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Congo-Kinshasa (Tshopo) Lepidotes congolensis (279129 279130)
Aalenian - Bathonian174.7 - 165.3Congo-Kinshasa (Tshopo) Lepidotes congolensis (193535)