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Cheirotricidae

Actinopteri - Cheirotricidae

Taxonomy
Cheirotricidae was named by Woodward (1901). Its type is Cheirothrix.

It was assigned to Eurypterygii by Dietze (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Cheirotricidae Woodward
2009Cheirotricidae Dietze p. 561

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

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.

Fm. †Cheirotricidae Woodward 1901
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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