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Pythonichthys

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Pythonichthys was named by Poey (1868). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterenchelyidae by Stringer (1998), Schwarzhans (2019) and Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pythonichthys Poey
1998Pythonichthys Stringer p. 150
2019Pythonichthys Ebersole et al. p. 187
2019Pythonichthys Schwarzhans p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyHeterenchelyidae
genusPythonichthysPoey 1868

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. Pythonichthys Poey 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available