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Tetrapterus

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Tetrapterus was named by Valenciennes (1831) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. priscus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Tetrapterus Valenciennes
2002Tetrapterus 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
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
genusTetrapterusValenciennes 1831

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. Tetrapterus Valenciennes 1831
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†Tetrapterus priscus Agassiz 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available