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Cheirothrix guestphalicus

Actinopteri - Cheirotricidae

Taxonomy
Megapus guestphalicus was named by Schlüter (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baumberge (Schlüter collection), which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Baumberge Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Cheirothrix guestphalicus by Dietze (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Megapus guestphalicus Schlüter p. 274 figs. Pl 43, fig 5
1873Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck p. 56 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
2009Cheirothrix guestphalicus Dietze p. 561 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
familyCheirotricidaeWoodward 1901
genusCheirothrix
speciesguestphalicus()

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.

Cheirothrix guestphalicus Schlüter 1868
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Invalid names: Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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