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Lepidosteus simplex

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae

Taxonomy
Lepidosteus simplex was named by Leidy (1873).

It was recombined as Lepisosteus simplex by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Lepidosteus simplex Leidy p. 98
1902Lepisosteus simplex Hay p. 377
1909Lepidosteus simplex Cockerell p. 796

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
superfamilyLepisosteoidea
familyLepisosteidaeCuvier 1825
genusLepidosteus()
speciessimplex

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.

†Lepidosteus simplex Leidy 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:27:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian - Uintan50.3 - 39.7USA (Utah) Lepisosteus simplex (106376)