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Melanosteus

Taxonomy
Melanosteus was named by Eisenack (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 1025].

It was assigned to Cnidaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Melanosteus Eisenack
2002Melanosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
RankNameAuthor
genusMelanosteusEisenack 1942

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. †Melanosteus Eisenack 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available