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Lygisma

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Lygisma was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919).

It was assigned to Dussumieriidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1919).

Species
L. tenax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Lygisma Jordan and Gilbert p. 33

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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
—Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyDussumieriidae
genusLygisma

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. †Lygisma Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Lygisma tenax Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available