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Cyranichthys congolensis

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Dercetis congolensis was named by Casier (1965). Its type specimen is 10.962 RPMT, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cyranichthys congolensis by Chida et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Dercetis congolensis Casier p. 23
2021Dercetis congolensis Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz p. 2
2023Cyranichthys congolensis Chida et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusCyranichthysTaverne 1987
speciescongolensis()

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.

†Cyranichthys congolensis Casier 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
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