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Selenaspis

Actinopteri - Siluriformes

Taxonomy
Selenaspis was named by Bleeker (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Siluriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Selenaspis Bleeker
2002Selenaspis Sepkoski

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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
—Otomorpha
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderSiluriformes
genusSelenaspisBleeker 1858

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. Selenaspis Bleeker 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available