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Echidnocephalus

Taxonomy
Echidnocephalus was named by von der Marck (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Echidnocephalus von der Marck p. 247
1901Echidnocephalus Woodward p. 163
2002Echidnocephalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusEchidnocephalus

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. †Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858
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Echidnocephalus tenuicaudus von der Marck 1858
Echidnocephalus troscheli von der Marck 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available