NURSALLIINAE Blot, 1987
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5371649 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887AB-FF80-FFA8-FF1F-FC0EFF63FAA7 |
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Marcus |
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NURSALLIINAE Blot, 1987 |
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Subfamily NURSALLIINAE Blot, 1987
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TYPE GENUS. — Nursallia Blot, 1987 .
DIAGNOSIS. — Pycnodontid fishes with the following unique combination of primitive and derived characters: premaxillary and dentary teeth barely incisiform, not sensu stricto; neural and haemal corresponding arcocentra surrounding notochord partially to completely; neural and haemal adjacent arcocentra in complex to hyper-complex contact; hypochordal elements in caudal endoskeleton enlarged to hypertrophied; and scales present in abdominal and caudal regions of the body.
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