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Paraleptolepis elegans

Actinopteri - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Paraleptolepis elegans was named by Yabumoto (1994). Its type specimen is KMNH VP 100,227, a partial skeleton (right side exposed, but posterior part of caudal fin missing), and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Paraleptolepis elegans Yabumoto

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusParaleptolepis
specieselegans

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.

Paraleptolepis elegans Yabumoto 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available