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Micropycnodon

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Mesturidae

Taxonomy
Micropycnodon was named by Hibbard and Graffham (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Pycnodontidae by Shimada et al. (2006), Bice and Shimada (2016) and Maisch et al. (2021); and to Mesturidae by Nursall (1996), Nursall (1999) and Allain et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Micropycnodon Hibbard and Graffham
1996Micropycnodon Nursall p. 145
1999Micropycnodon Nursall p. 159
2002Micropycnodon Sepkoski
2006Micropycnodon Shimada et al. p. 21
2016Micropycnodon Bice and Shimada p. 184
2021Micropycnodon Maisch et al. p. 22
2022Micropycnodon Allain et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderGyrodontoidei
familyMesturidaeNursall 1996
genusMicropycnodonHibbard and Graffham 1945

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. †Micropycnodon Hibbard and Graffham 1945
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Micropycnodon kansasensis Hibbard and Graffham 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available