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Gillicus

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Taxonomy
Gillicus was named by Hay (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 746,915].

It was assigned to Saurocephalinae by Hay (1902); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurodontidae by Cavin et al. (2013).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-07-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Gillicus Hay
1902Gillicus Hay p. 386
2002Gillicus Sepkoski
2013Gillicus Cavin et al. p. 170

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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
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familySaurodontidaeStewart
genusGillicusHay 1898

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. †Gillicus Hay 1898
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Gillicus arcuatus Cope 1875
Gillicus serridens Woodward 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available