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Prionolepis

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Prionolepididae

Taxonomy
Prionolepis is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Prionolepididae.

It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901) and Woodward (1902); to Prionolepididae by Goody (1969); and to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Prionolepis Woodward p. 229
1902Prionolepis Woodward p. 42
1969Prionolepis Goody p. 179
2002Prionolepis 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
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCimolichthyoidei
familyPrionolepididae
genusPrionolepis

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.

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Prionolepis angustus Egerton 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available