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Paraipichthys

Osteichthyes - Aipichthyidae

Taxonomy
Paraipichthys was named by Gaudant (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aipichthyidae by Patterson (1993), Otero and Gayet (1996); and to Polymixiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Paraipichthys Gaudant
1993Paraipichthys Patterson
1996Paraipichthys Otero and Gayet
2002Paraipichthys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
LampripterygiiBetancur-R et al. 2017
familyAipichthyidae
genusParaipichthysGaudant 1978

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. †Paraipichthys Gaudant 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available