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Helmolepis cyphognathus

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Platysiagidae

Taxonomy
Helmolepis cyphognathus was named by Neuman and Mutter (2005). Its type specimen is UALVP 19199, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Helmolepis cyphognathus Neuman and Mutter p. 28 figs. 2-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyPlatysiagidaeBrough 1939
genusHelmolepis
speciescyphognathus

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.

†Helmolepis cyphognathus Neuman and Mutter 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available