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10-May-2013

Litholepis adamantinus Rafinesque, 1818


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Considered a synonym of Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)

  • Wiley, E.O. 1976. "The phylogeny and biogeography of fossil and recent gars (Actinopterygii: Lepisosteidae)". University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publications. (64):1-111 (ffm00291)

Original description as Litholepis adamantinus:

  • Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1818. "Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States". American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review. 3(6):445-447(oct) (ffm04556)