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Lepidosiren megalos

Dipnomorpha - Lepidosirenidae

Taxonomy
Lepidosiren megalos was named by Silva Santos (1987). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lepidosiren paradoxa by Silva Santos (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lepidosiren megalos Silva Santos
2004Lepidosiren megalos Schultze p. 490

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderLepidosirenoidei
familyLepidosirenidae
genusLepidosirenFitzinger 1837
speciesmegalosSilva Santos 1987

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.

Lepidosiren megalos Silva Santos 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available