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Eigilia

Elonichthyiformes - Eigiliidae

Taxonomy
Eigilia was named by Kazantzeva-Selezneva (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: P l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Eigilia nielseni.

It was assigned to Eigiliidae by Kazantseva-Selezneva (1977); and to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. nielseni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Eigilia Kazantseva-Selezneva
1977Eigilia Kazantzeva-Selezneva
2002Eigilia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyEigiliidae(Kazan'tseva 1981)
genusEigiliaKazantzeva-Selezneva 1977

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. †Eigilia Kazantzeva-Selezneva 1977
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Eigilia nielseni Kazantseva-Selezneva 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available