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Phareodus encaustus

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Taxonomy
Phareodus encaustus was named by Cope (1871). It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Phareodus encaustus Cope pp. 425-431 figs. 1-4, 5A
1902Phareodus encaustus Hay p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
familyOsteoglossidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyOsteoglossinaeNelson 1968
genusPhareodus
speciesencaustusCope 1871

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.

†Phareodus encaustus Cope 1871
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Diagnosis
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