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Chirodus acutus

Osteichthyes - Amphicentriformes - Amphicentridae

Taxonomy
Cheirodus acutus was named by Newberry (1856).

It was recombined as Chirodus acutus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Cheirodus acutus Newberry
1902Chirodus acutus Hay p. 369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
orderAmphicentriformes
familyAmphicentridaeYoung 1866
genusChirodusM'Coy 1848
speciesacutus(Newberry 1856)

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.

†Chirodus acutus Newberry 1856
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available