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Belonostomus
Taxonomy
Belonostomus was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 2,452,915].
It was assigned to Pachycormidae by Woodward (1895); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aspidorhynchidae by Gardiner (1960), Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Bryant (1989), Peng et al. (2001), Forey et al. (2003) and Brito and Suarez (2003).
It was assigned to Pachycormidae by Woodward (1895); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aspidorhynchidae by Gardiner (1960), Estes (1964), Estes and Berberian (1970), Bryant (1989), Peng et al. (2001), Forey et al. (2003) and Brito and Suarez (2003).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1843 | Belonostomus Agassiz p. 173 |
| 1895 | Belonostomus Woodward p. 428 |
| 1902 | Diphyodus Lambe p. 30 |
| 1960 | Belonostomus Gardiner p. 362 |
| 1964 | Belonostomus Estes p. 22 |
| 1970 | Belonostomus Estes and Berberian p. 3 |
| 1989 | Belonostomus Bryant p. 24 |
| 2001 | Belonostomus Peng et al. p. 13 |
| 2002 | Belonostomus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Belonostomus Brito and Suarez |
| 2003 | Belonostomus Forey et al. p. 228 |
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