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Diplomystus altus

Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes

Taxonomy
Clupea alta was named by Leidy (1873).

It was recombined as Diplomystus altus by Cope (1877) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Clupea alta Leidy p. 196
1877Diplomystus altus Cope p. 811
1902Diplomystus altus Hay p. 391

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderClupeomorpha
orderEllimmichthyiformes
suborderArmigatoideiMurray and Wilson 2013
genusDiplomystus
speciesaltus()

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.

†Diplomystus altus Leidy 1873
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Diagnosis
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