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Cheilodactylus

Osteichthyes - Centrarchiformes - Cheilodactylidae

Taxonomy
Cheilodactylus was named by Lacepède (1803). It is extant. It is the type genus of Cheilodactylidae.

It was assigned to Cheilodactylidae by Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Cheilodactylus Lacepède
2025Cheilodactylus Oyanadel-Urbina et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderCentrarchiformes
suborderCirrhitioidei
familyCheilodactylidaeBonaparte 1850
genusCheilodactylusLacepède 1803

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. Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803
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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

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Chile C. sp. (277625)