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Pycnodus platessus

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Zeus platessus was named by Blainville (1818).

It was recombined as Pycnodus platessus by Agassiz (1833), Agassiz (1835), Agassiz (1839), Agassiz (1843) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Zeus platessus Blainville
1833Pycnodus platessus Agassiz p. 17
1835Pycnodus platessus Agassiz p. 34ff
1839Pycnodus platessus Agassiz figs. Pl 72, figs 1-4
1843Pycnodus platessus Agassiz p. 185
1902Pycnodus platessus Hay p. 373

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusPycnodus
speciesplatessus(Blainville 1818)

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.

Pycnodus platessus Blainville 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available