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Promegalops
Taxonomy
Promegalops was named by Casier (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Promegalops sheppeyensis.
It was assigned to Elopidae by Casier (1966); to Megalopidae by Forey (1973); and to Megalopiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Elopidae by Casier (1966); to Megalopidae by Forey (1973); and to Megalopiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. sheppeyensis (type species), P. signeuxae
Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Promegalops Casier 1966
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†Promegalops sheppeyensis Casier 1966
†Promegalops signeuxae Casier 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||