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Congorhynchus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Blochiidae

Taxonomy
Congorhynchus was named by Darteville and Casier (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Blochiidae by Schultz (1987); and to Acanthomorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Congorhynchus Darteville and Casier p. 247
1987Congorhynchus Schultz p. 122
2002Congorhynchus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyBlochiidaeBleeker 1859
genusCongorhynchusDarteville and Casier 1949

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. †Congorhynchus Darteville and Casier 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available