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Longileptolepis wiedenrothi

Actinopteri - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Paraleptolepis wiedenrothi was named by Arratia and Thies (2001). Its type specimen is MB. f.7612 and is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Salzgitter-Haverlahwiese, Braunschweig, which is in a Falciferum offshore marl in the Posidoniaschiefer Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Longileptolepis wiedenrothi by Arratia (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Paraleptolepis wiedenrothi Arratia and Thies p. 169 figs. Figs, 3-12
2003Longileptolepis wiedenrothi Arratia p. 158 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusLongileptolepis
specieswiedenrothi()

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.

†Longileptolepis wiedenrothi Arratia and Thies 2001
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Diagnosis
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