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Santanichthys

Osteichthyes - Characiformes

Taxonomy
Santanichthys was named by Silva Santos (1991). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Characiformes by Filleul and Maisey (2004).

Species
S. diasii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Santanichthys Silva Santos
2004Santanichthys Filleul and Maisey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
genusSantanichthysSilva Santos 1991

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. †Santanichthys Silva Santos 1991
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†Santanichthys diasii Silva Santos 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available