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Massalongius

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Massalongiidae

Taxonomy
Massalongius was named by Tyler and Bannikov (2005).

It was assigned to Massalongiidae by Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Species
M. gazolai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Massalongius Tyler and Bannikov
2014Massalongius Bannikov p. 30
2014Massalongius Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderAcanthuriformes
familyMassalongiidae
genusMassalongiusTyler and Bannikov 2005

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. †Massalongius Tyler and Bannikov 2005
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†Massalongius gazolai Massalongo 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available