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Platycephaliformes (disused)

Actinopteri - Cataphracti

Taxonomy
Platycephaliformes was named by Jordan (1963) [Series Platycephalidae]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cataphracti by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Platycephaliformes Jordan

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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)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
orderCataphracti
—Platycephaliformes
—Platycephaliformes

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.

Unr. Platycephaliformes Jordan 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available