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Lusitanichthys africanus

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Lusitanichthys africanus was named by Cavin (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BHN 2P40, a skeleton. Its type locality is Daoura, which is in a Cenomanian marginal marine sandstone in Morocco. It is the type species of Lusitanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Lusitanichthys africanus Cavin

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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
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyClupavidae
genusLusitanichthysGavet 1980
speciesafricanus

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.

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Diagnosis
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