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Polypteridae (bichir)
Taxonomy
Polypteridae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cladistia by Cope (1887), Jordan (1963) and Otero et al. (2006); to Actinopterygii by Sereno et al. (2008); and to Polypteriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Otero et al. (2015) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Cladistia by Cope (1887), Jordan (1963) and Otero et al. (2006); to Actinopterygii by Sereno et al. (2008); and to Polypteriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Otero et al. (2015) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Polypteridae Cope p. 1018 |
| 1963 | Polypteridae Jordan p. 610 |
| 2006 | Polypteridae Otero et al. |
| 2008 | Polypteridae Sereno et al. |
| 2013 | Polypteridae Betancur et al. |
| 2015 | Polypteridae Otero et al. p. 5 |
| 2016 | Polypteridae Nelson et al. p. 117 |
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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. Polypteridae [bichir]
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G. Polypterus Lacépède 1803 [bichir]
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Polypterus bichir St Hilaire 1802 [Nile bichir]
Polypterus faraou Otero et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available