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Bathylagus angelensis

Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Microstomatidae

Taxonomy
Azalois angelensis was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bairdstown, which is in a Miocene marine shale/sandstone in the Monterey Formation of California.

It was recombined as Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis by David (1943); it was recombined as Bathylagus angelensis by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Azalois angelensis Jordan and Gilbert p. 32 figs. Plate XV, Fig. 2
1943Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis David p. 123
2012Bathylagus angelensis Fierstine et al. p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderArgentiniformes
familyMicrostomatidae
genusBathylagusGünther 1878
speciesangelensis()

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.

Bathylagus angelensis Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Diagnosis
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