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Wardichthys

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Wardichthys was named by Traquair (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1891); to Platysomidae by Gardiner (1969); and to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. cyclosoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Wardichthys Traquair
1891Wardichthys Woodward p. 535
1969Wardichthys Gardiner
2002Wardichthys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusWardichthysTraquair 1875

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. †Wardichthys Traquair 1875
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†Wardichthys cyclosoma Traquair 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available