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Brachygnathus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Dinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Brachygnathus was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was assigned to Dinichthyidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Brachygnathus Agassiz p. 174
1963Brachygnathus Jordan p. 588

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
—EubrachythoraciMiles 1971
—AspinothoracidiMiles and Dennis 1979
familyDinichthyidaeNewberry 1888
genusBrachygnathus

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.

G. †Brachygnathus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available