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Dinopteryx

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Dinopterygidae

Taxonomy
Dinopteryx was named by Woodward (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Dinopterygidae by Patterson (1964), Patterson (1993); and to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. spinosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Dinopteryx Woodward
1964Dinopteryx Patterson p. 386
1993Dinopteryx Patterson
2002Dinopteryx Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderDinopterygoidei
familyDinopterygidae
genusDinopteryx

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. †Dinopteryx Woodward 1901
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†Dinopteryx spinosus Davis 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available