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Pentanogmius pentagon

Actinopteri - Tselfatiiformes - Plethodidae

Taxonomy
Plethodus pentagon was named by Woodward (1899). Its type specimen is BMNH 41716a (lower dental plate) and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pentanogmius.

It was recombined as Pentanogmius pentagon by Shimada (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Plethodus pentagon Woodward
1901Plethodus pentagon Woodward p. 83
2016Pentanogmius pentagon Shimada p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderTselfatiiformesNelson 1994
familyPlethodidaeLoomis 1900
genusPentanogmiusTaverne 2000
speciespentagon(Woodward 1899)

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.

†Pentanogmius pentagon Woodward 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:48:32
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:48:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available