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Lepidosiren paradoxa (South American lungfish)

Dipnomorpha - Lepidosirenidae

Taxonomy
Lepidosiren paradoxa was named by Fitzinger (1837). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger
1997Lepidosiren paradoxa Lundberg p. 70 fig. 5.3
2004Lepidosiren paradoxa Schultze p. 489
2015Lepidosiren paradoxa Criswell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderLepidosirenoidei
familyLepidosirenidae
genusLepidosirenFitzinger 1837
speciesparadoxaFitzinger 1837

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.

Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger 1837 [South American lungfish]
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Diagnosis
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