Cheirolepis Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200

Parent taxon: Cheirolepididae according to G. Arratia and R. Cloutier 2004

See also Hay 1902, M'Coy 1855, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Cheirolepis aleshkai Cheirolepis bychovensis Cheirolepis canadensis Cheirolepis gaugeri Cheirolepis gracilis Cheirolepis jonesi Cheirolepis macrocephalus Cheirolepis schultzei Cheirolepis sinualis Cheirolepis trailli Cheirolepis uragus

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Givetian of Belarus (1 collection)

• Devonian of Belarus (14), Canada (1: Quebec), Estonia (8), Latvia (5), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 39 collections including 40 occurrences

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