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Argestichthys vysotzkyi
Taxonomy
Argestichthys vysotzkyi was named by Prokofiev (2002). Its type specimen is PIN 4782/94 and is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Argestichthys vysotzkyi Prokofiev p. 230 figs. Figs. 1-6 |
| 2011 | Argestichthys vysotzkyi Monsch and Bannikov p. 264 figs. Fig. 11 |
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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.
†Argestichthys vysotzkyi Prokofiev 2002
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011 | Barbed serial teeth and large barbed fangs. Supraoccipital crest reduced in size. Lateral line with two close, almost completely parallel lines close to dorsal fins, one of which originating from nape, another at level of the 11th dorsal-fin spine. First pterygiophore of first dorsal fin in preneural space. Haemal spine 1 widened (see Fig. 11), first two pterygiophores of anal fin inserted anterior of haemal spine 1 and apparently associated with ribs (see Fig. 11a). |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||