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Macromesodon

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Macromesodon was named by Blake (1905).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mesodon by Woodward (1916).

It was assigned to Pycnodontes by Nursall (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Macromesodon Blake
1996Macromesodon Nursall p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusMacromesodonBlake 1905

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. †Macromesodon Blake 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available