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Lepidosiren paradoxa  Fitzinger, 1837
Taxonomic Serial No.: 161042

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Lepidosiren articulata Ehlers, 1894
  
    Lepidosiren dissimilis Castelnau, 1855
  
    Lepidosiren giglioliana Barbosa Rodriguez, 1886
  
  Common Name(s): South American lungfish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassSarcopterygii   
                      ClassDipnoi  – lungfishes  
                         OrderLepidosireniformes   
                            FamilyLepidosirenidae  – South American lungfishes  
                               GenusLepidosiren Fitzinger, 1837  
                                  SpeciesLepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837 – South American lungfish  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Eschmeyer, W. N.  
  Notes: California Academy of Sciences   
  Reference for: Lepidosiren paradoxa    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 02-Mar-2017, website (version 02-Mar-17)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 02-Mar-2017   
  Reference for: Lepidosiren paradoxa   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lepidosiren paradoxa   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lepidosiren paradoxa, South American lungfish [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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