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Cimolichthys levesiensis

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Cimolichthyidae

Taxonomy
Cimolichthys levesiensis was named by Leidy (1857). It is the type species of Cimolichthys.

It was corrected as Cimolichthys lewesiensis by Woodward (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cimolichthys levesiensis Leidy
1864Plinthophorus robustus Gunther
1901Cimolichthys levesiensis Woodward p. 222
1902Cimolichthys lewesiensis Hay p. 390
1902Cimolichthys lewesiensis Woodward p. 44
1969Cimolichthys levesiensis Goody p. 37 figs. 16-21
1970Cimolichthys levesiensis Goody p. 3
1989Cimolichthys levesiensis Wilson and Chalifa p. 2609 fig. 5C

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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
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCimolichthyoidei
familyCimolichthyidae
genusCimolichthysLeidy
specieslevesiensisLeidy 1857

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.

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Invalid names: Plinthophorus robustus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available