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Halosaurus

Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae

Taxonomy
Halosaurus was named by Johnson (1864). It is extant.

It was assigned to Halosaurinae by David (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Halosaurus Johnson
1943Halosaurus David p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderNotacanthiformes
familyHalosauridae
subfamilyHalosaurinae
genusHalosaurusJohnson 1864

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. Halosaurus Johnson 1864
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†Halosaurus orthensis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Halosaurus oweni Johnson 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available