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Lepidosteidae

Ganoidei

Taxonomy
Lepidosteidae was named by Owen (1859). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ganoidei by Owen (1859) and Huxley (1861).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Sauroidei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Lepidosteidae Owen p. 126
1861Lepidosteidae Huxley p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
orderGanoideiAgassiz
suborderLepidosteidae
suborderLepidosteidae

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.

Subor. Lepidosteidae Owen 1859
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Fm. †Sauroidei Agassiz
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G. †Coeus Costa 1864
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Coeus leopoldi Costa 1864
G. †Thrissonotus Agassiz 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available