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Pygopterus

Palaeonisciformes - Pygopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pygopterus Agassiz p. 10 figs. Vol I, Pl D, fig 3
1850Pygopterus King
1891Pygopterus Woodward p. 470
1902Pygopterus Hay p. 367
1921Pygopterus Stensiö
1937Pygopterus Aldinger p. 135
2014Pygopterus Hoşgör and Štamberg p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPygopteridae
genusPygopterus

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. †Pygopterus Agassiz 1833
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Pygopterus bonnardi Agassiz 1833
Pygopterus concavus Henry 1876
Pygopterus crecelii Wilser 1923
Pygopterus degeeri Stensiö 1921
Pygopterus gleerupi Aldinger 1937
Pygopterus greenockii Agassiz 1843
Pygopterus humboldti Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Pygopterus mandibularis Agassiz 1839 [synonym]
Pygopterus jamesoni Agassiz 1843
Pygopterus latus Egerton 1850
Pygopterus lucius Agassiz 1833
Pygopterus nielseni Aldinger 1937
Pygopterus scoticus Agassiz 1833
Pygopterus sculptus Agassiz 1843
Diagnosis
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