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Polyodon spathula (American paddlefish)
Taxonomy
Polyodon spathula was named by Walbaum (1792). It is extant. It is the type species of Polyodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1792 | Polyodon spathula Walbaum |
| 2006 | Polyodon spathula Grande and Hilton p. 2 |
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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.
Polyodon spathula Walbaum 1792 [American paddlefish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available