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Lestodon armatus

Osteichthyes - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Lestodon armatus was named by Gervais (1855).

It was recombined as Mylodon armatus by Lydekker (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. castellanosi, L. gaudryi, L. trigonidens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Lestodon armatus Gervais
1894Mylodon armatus Lydekker p. 81
1902Lestodon armatus Ameghino
1956Lestodon armatus Paula Couto p. 101
2004Lestodon armatus Zurita et al.
2010Lestodon armatus Soibelzon et al. p. 462

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
—Eufolivora
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusLestodonGervais 1855
speciesarmatusGervais 1855

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.

†Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available