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Pycnodus gigas

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pycnodus gigas Agassiz p. 17
1839Pycnodus gigas Agassiz figs. Pl 71, fig 13; pl 72a, figs 56-58
1843Pycnodus gigas Agassiz figs. Pl J, fig 1
1864Pycnodus gigas Costa p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusPycnodus
speciesgigas

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Pycnodus gigas Agassiz 1833
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Diagnosis
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