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Bannikovichthys

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Chiasmodontidae

Discussion

Generic name: Bannikov, in honour of the Russian paleontologist Alexandre F. Bannikov, in recognition of his remarkable contribution to the knowledge of Cenozoic fishes; and ichthys, a fish (in Greek).

Taxonomy
Bannikovichthys was named by Carnevale (2007). Its type is Bannikovichthys paelignus.

It was assigned to Chiasmodontidae by Carnevale (2007).

Species
B. paelignus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Bannikovichthys Carnevale p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyChiasmodontidae
genusBannikovichthys

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. †Bannikovichthys Carnevale 2007
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†Bannikovichthys paelignus Carnevale 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available