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Pisodonophis

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Ophichthidae

Taxonomy
Pisodonophis was named by Kaup (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophichthinae by Steurbaut (1984); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pisodonophis Kaup p. 47
1984Pisodonophis Steurbaut p. 40
2002Pisodonophis Sepkoski

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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()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyOphichthidae
subfamilyOphichthinae
genusPisodonophisKaup 1856

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. Pisodonophis Kaup 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available