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Lepidosiren
Taxonomy
Lepidosiren was named by Fitzinger (1837). It is extant.
It was assigned to Dipnoi by de Muizon et al. (1983); and to Lepidosirenidae by Bondesio and Pascual (1977), Miles (1977), Lundberg (1997) and Schultze (2004).
It was assigned to Dipnoi by de Muizon et al. (1983); and to Lepidosirenidae by Bondesio and Pascual (1977), Miles (1977), Lundberg (1997) and Schultze (2004).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1837 | Lepidosiren Fitzinger |
| 1977 | Lepidosiren Bondesio and Pascual p. 39 figs. Lam. I |
| 1977 | Lepidosiren Miles |
| 1983 | Lepidosiren de Muizon et al. |
| 1997 | Lepidosiren Lundberg p. 85 |
| 2004 | Lepidosiren Schultze p. 474 |
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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. Lepidosiren Fitzinger 1837
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†Lepidosiren megalos Silva Santos 1987
Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger 1837 [South American lungfish]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available