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Nematognathii (disused)

Actinopteri - Nematognathii

Taxonomy
Nematognathi was named by Gill (1861). It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Nematognathi by Hay (1902); it was reranked as the order Nematognathii by Jordan (1963).

It was assigned to Pisces by Cope (1891); to Actinopteri by Hay (1902); to Actinopterygii by Lambe (1908); and to Ostariophysi by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Nematognathi Gill
1891Nematognathi Cope p. 2
1902Nematognathi Hay p. 381
1908Nematognathi Lambe
1963Nematognathii Jordan p. 645

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
orderNematognathii(Gill 1861)
orderNematognathii(Gill 1861)

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.

Or. Nematognathii Gill 1861
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Invalid names: Ameiuridae [empty], Argidae [empty], Bunocephalidae [empty], Hypophthalmidae [empty], Lepidoglanidae [empty], Pygidiidae [empty]
Diagnosis
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