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Sapperichthys chiapanensis

Actinopteri - Gonorhynchiformes - Gonorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Sapperichthys chiapanensis was named by Amaral et al. (2013). Its type specimen is IHNFG2986, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is El Chango Quarry, which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Cintalapa Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Sapperichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Sapperichthys chiapanensis Amaral et al. p. 307 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Anotophysa(Rosen and Greenwood 1970)
orderGonorhynchiformes
suborderGonorhynchoidei
familyGonorhynchidaeGunther 1868
genusSapperichthys
specieschiapanensis

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.

†Sapperichthys chiapanensis Amaral et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available