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Drydenius

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Drydenius was named by Traquair (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Drydenius insignis.

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. insignis (type species), D. molyneuxi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Microconodus Traquair
1890Drydenius Traquair
2002Drydenius Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusDrydeniusTraquair 1890

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. †Drydenius Traquair 1890
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Drydenius insignis Traquair 1890
Drydenius molyneuxi Traquair 1888
Invalid names: Microconodus Traquair 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available