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Watsonosteus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Watsonosteus was named by Miles and Westoll (1963). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coccosteidae by Denison (1978).

Species
W. fletti
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2020-06-11; modified by G. Lloyd on 2020-06-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Watsonosteus Miles and Westoll
1978Watsonosteus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusWatsonosteusMiles and Westoll 1963

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. †Watsonosteus Miles and Westoll 1963
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†Watsonosteus fletti Watson 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available