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Mesturidae

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Mesturidae

Taxonomy
Mesturidae was named by Nursall (1996). Its type is Mesturus.

It was assigned to Gyrodontoidei by Nursall (1996) and Nursall (1999); and to Pycnodontiformes by Delsate et al. (2002).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Mesturidae Nursall
1999Mesturidae Nursall p. 153
2002Mesturidae Delsate et al. p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderGyrodontoidei
familyMesturidaeNursall 1996
familyMesturidaeNursall 1996

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. †Mesturidae Nursall 1996
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G. †Arduafrons Frickhinger 1991
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Arduafrons prominoris Frickhinger 1991
G. †Mesturus Wagner 1862
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Mesturus leedsi Woodward 1895
Mesturus verrucosus Wagner 1862
G. †Micropycnodon Hibbard and Graffham 1945
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Micropycnodon kansasensis Hibbard and Graffham 1941
G. †Paramesturus Taverne 1981
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Paramesturus stuehmeri Taverne 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available