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Turfania

Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Turfania was named by Liu and Ma (1973). Its type is Turfania taoshuyuanensis.

It was assigned to Palaeoniscidae by Liu and Ma (1973).

Species
T. taoshuyuanensis (type species), T. vartus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Turfania Liu and Ma p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusTurfania

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. †Turfania Liu and Ma 1973
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Turfania taoshuyuanensis Liu and Ma 1973
Turfania vartus Wang 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available