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Cryphiolepis

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Cryphiolepis was named by Traquair (1881). Its type is Coelacanthus striatus.

It was assigned to Palaeoniscidae by Woodward (1891).

Species
C. striatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cryphiolepis Traquair p. 491
1891Cryphiolepis Woodward p. 522

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusCryphiolepisTraquair 1881

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.

G. †Cryphiolepis Traquair 1881
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†Cryphiolepis striatus Traquair 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available