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Melanosteus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Taxonomy
Melanosteus was named by Lelievre and Goujet (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Selenosteidae by Rücklin (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Melanosteus Lelievre and Goujet
2002Melanosteus Sepkoski
2011Melanosteus Rücklin pp. 56 - 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familySelenosteidaeDean 1901
genusMelanosteusLelievre and Goujet 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.

G. †Melanosteus Lelievre and Goujet 1987
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Melanosteus occitanus Lelièvre et al. 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available