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Rabdiolepis speciosa

Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Rabdiolepis specious was named by Emmons (1857). It is the type species of Rabdiolepis.

It was corrected as Rabdiolepis speciosa by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Rabdiolepis specious Emmons p. 45
1902Rabdiolepis speciosa Hay p. 360

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderOsteolepiformesBerg 1937
familyMegalichthyidae
genusRabdiolepis
speciesspeciosa()

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.

Rabdiolepis speciosa Emmons 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available