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Lophosteus

Taxonomy
Lophosteus was named by Pander (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: S u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Psammosteidae by Jordan (1963); to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Osteichthyes by Long (2011); and to Osteichthyes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Lophosteus Pander
1963Lophosteus Jordan p. 585
2002Lophosteus Sepkoski
2011Lophosteus Long p. 242
2016Lophosteus Nelson et al. p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
genusLophosteusPander 1856

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. †Lophosteus Pander 1856
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Lophosteus canadensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus connexus Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus incrementus Burrow 1995
Lophosteus ohesaarensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus superbus Pander 1856
Lophosteus uralensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available