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Enchodus ferox

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Enchodus ferox was named by Leidy (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. serrulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Enchodus ferox Leidy
1902Enchodus ferox Hay p. 389
1946Enchodus ferox Rapp p. 512
2013Enchodus ferox Carbot-Charona and Than-Marchese p. 10
2019Enchodus ferox Hoganson et al. p. 58 figs. 12.1, 12.2, 12.30-12.35
2024Enchodus ferox Jambura et al. p. 29 fig. 15L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusEnchodus
speciesferoxLeidy 1855

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.

†Enchodus ferox Leidy 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available