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Ballagadus rossi

Dipnoi

Taxonomy
Ballagadus rossi was named by Smithson et al. (2016) [Triangular-shaped tooth plates with up to 7 tooth ridges radiating from a point near the posterior end of the lingual edge. Tooth ridge angle between 100 and 120. Laterally compressed teeth on tooth ridge 1, longitudinally compressed teeth on remaining tooth ridges.]. Its type specimen is UMZC 2014.1.1, a tooth (left pterygoid tooth plate), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Ballagadus rossi Smithson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
genusBallagadus
speciesrossi

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†Ballagadus rossi Smithson et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
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