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Aspidorhynchus

Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Aspidorhynchus was named by Agassiz (1833) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,452]. It is the type genus of Aspidorhynchoidea.

It was assigned to Aetheospondyli by Woodward (1895); to Aspidorhynchidae by Rayner (1948), Gardiner (1960) and Estes (1964); and to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Aspidorhynchus Agassiz p. 14 figs. Vol I, Pl F, fig 1
1895Aspidorhynchus Woodward p. 416
1948Aspidorhynchus Rayner p. 314 figs. 19-23; pl. 21, 41-43
1960Aspidorhynchus Gardiner p. 362
1964Aspidorhynchus Estes p. 22
2002Aspidorhynchus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
genusAspidorhynchus

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. †Aspidorhynchus Agassiz 1833
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Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Blainville 1818
Aspidorhynchus comptoni Agassiz 1843
Aspidorhynchus crassus Woodward 1890
Aspidorhynchus euodus Egerton 1845
Aspidorhynchus fisheri Egerton 1854
Aspidorhynchus lepturus Agassiz 1834
Aspidorhynchus montissancti Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
Aspidorhynchus sanzenbacheri Brito and Ebert 2009
Aspidorhynchus speciosus Agassiz 1834
Aspidorhynchus walchneri Agassiz 1833
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available