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Polypterini (disused)

Crossopterygii - Polypterini

Taxonomy
Polypterini was named by Bonaparte (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Crossopterygidae by Huxley (1861).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Polypterini Bonaparte p. 23
1861Polypterini Huxley p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
orderCrossopterygii()
familyPolypteriniBonaparte 1837
familyPolypteriniBonaparte 1837

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.

Fm. Polypterini Bonaparte 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available