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Tetragonopterus

Taxonomy
Tetragonopterus was named by Cuvier (1817).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901).

Species
T. lignitcus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Tetragonopterus Cuvier
1901Tetragonopterus Woodward p. 298

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusTetragonopterusCuvier 1817

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. †Tetragonopterus Cuvier 1817
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†Tetragonopterus lignitcus Woodward 1898
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available