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Yelangichthys

Saurichthyiformes - Yelangichthyidae

Taxonomy
Yelangichthys was named by Wu et al. (2013). Its type is Yelangichthys macrocephalus. It is the type genus of Yelangichthyidae.

It was assigned to Yelangichthyidae by Wu et al. (2013).

Species
Y. macrocephalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Yelangichthys Wu et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familyYelangichthyidae
genusYelangichthys

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. †Yelangichthys Wu et al. 2013
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Yelangichthys macrocephalus Wu et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available