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Cheirothrix
Taxonomy
Cheirothrix was named by Pictet and Humbert (1866) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Cheirothrix libanicus. It is the type genus of Cheirotricidae.
It was assigned to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheirotricidae by Dietze (2009).
It was assigned to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheirotricidae by Dietze (2009).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1866 | Cheirothrix Pictet and Humbert p. 51 |
| 1868 | Megapus Schlüter p. 273 |
| 1894 | Megistopus Landois p. 228 |
| 2002 | Cheirothrix Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Cheirothrix Dietze p. 561 |
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G. †Cheirothrix Pictet and Humbert 1866
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†Cheirothrix guestphalicus Schlüter 1868
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Invalid names: Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
†Cheirothrix lewisii Davis 1887
†Cheirothrix libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
Invalid names: Megapus Schlüter 1868 [synonym], Megistopus Landois 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available