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Lepisosteus osseus

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae

Taxonomy
Esox osseus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. Its type specimen is 1.

It was recombined as Lepisosteus osseus by Linnaeus (1758), Hay (1902) and Purdy et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Esox osseus Linnaeus
1758Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus
1902Lepisosteus osseus Hay p. 376
2001Lepisosteus osseus Purdy et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
superfamilyLepisosteoidea
familyLepisosteidaeCuvier 1825
genusLepisosteus
speciesosseus()

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.

Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available