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Callistiopterus

Osteichthyes - Osteolepidiformes - Rhizodopsidae

Taxonomy
Callistiopterus was named by Romer (1942). Its type is Callistiopterus clappi.

It was assigned to Rhizodopsidae by Cloutier (2013).

Species
C. clappi (type species)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-30; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Callistiopterus Romer
2013Callistiopterus Cloutier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)
orderOsteolepidiformes
familyRhizodopsidaeBerg 1940
genusCallistiopterusRomer 1942

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. †Callistiopterus Romer 1942
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†Callistiopterus clappi Romer 1942
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) C. clappi (179176)