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Epigonichthys

Amphioxiformes - Epigonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Epigonichthys was named by Peters (1877). It is extant.

It was assigned to Epigonichthyidae by Jordan (1963) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Epigonichthys Peters p. 391
1893Asymmetron Andrews
1893Paramphioxus Haeckel p. 461
1895Heteropleuron Kirkaldy p. 469
1963Asymmetron Jordan p. 581
1963Epigonichthys Jordan p. 581
2016Epigonichthys Nelson et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCephalochordata(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmphioxiformes
familyEpigonichthyidae
genusEpigonichthysPeters 1877

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. Epigonichthys Peters 1877
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Invalid names: Asymmetron Andrews 1893 [synonym], Heteropleuron Kirkaldy 1895 [synonym], Paramphioxus Haeckel 1893 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available