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Occithrissops willsoni

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Allothrissopidae

Taxonomy
Occithrissops willsoni was named by Schaeffer and Patterson (1984). Its type specimen is AMNH 10964, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Occithrissops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson p. 40 figs. 22-29
2013Occithrissops willsoni Cavin et al. p. 150–151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
familyAllothrissopidaePatterson and Rosen 1977
genusOccithrissops
specieswillsoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Schaeffer and C. Patterson 1984As genus, only species.