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Erismatopterus

Osteichthyes - Percopsiformes - Percopsidae

Taxonomy
Erismatopterus was named by Cope (1870). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aphredoderidae by Hay (1902); and to Percopsidae by Murray (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Erismatopterus Cope
1902Erismatopterus Hay p. 404
1996Erismatopterus Murray p. 643

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderPercopsiformesBerg 1940
familyPercopsidaeRegan 1911
genusErismatopterusCope 1870

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. †Erismatopterus Cope 1870
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Invalid names: Erismatopterus rickseckeri Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available