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Holopterygius

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Holopterygius was named by Jessen (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras]. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Friedman and Coates (2006).

It was assigned to Tarrasiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Actinistia by Friedman and Coates (2006).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Holopterygius Jessen
2002Holopterygius Sepkoski
2006Holopterygius Friedman and Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
genusHolopterygius

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. †Holopterygius Jessen 1973
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Holopterygius nudus Jessen 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available