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Italopterus magnificus

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Thoracopteridae

Taxonomy
Thoracopterus magnificus was named by Tintori and Sassi (1987). It is the type species of Italopterus.

It was recombined as Italopterus magnificus by Shen and Arratia (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Thoracopterus magnificus Tintori and Sassi
1992Thoracopterus magnificus Tintori and Sassi p. 266 figs. 2-8,10,12B
2022Italopterus magnificus Shen and Arratia p. 1327

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPeltopleuriformes
superfamilyThoracopteroidea
familyThoracopteridae
genusItalopterus
speciesmagnificus(Tintori and Sassi 1987)

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.

Italopterus magnificus Tintori and Sassi 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available