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Erisichthe

Actinochiri - Pelecopteridae

Taxonomy
Erisichthe was named by Cope (1873).

It was synonymized subjectively with Protosphyraena by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Saurodontidae by Cope (1873); to Erisichtheidae by Cope (1877); to Pelecopteridae by Cope (1878); and to Pachycormidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Erisichthe Cope p. 2
1877Erisichthe Cope p. 822
1878Erisichthe Cope p. 299
1981Erisichthe Thurmond and Jones p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
orderActinochiriCope 1872
familyPelecopteridaeCope 1875
RankNameAuthor
genusErisichthe

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. †Erisichthe Cope 1873
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Erisichthe angulata Cope 1873
Erisichthe dixoni Leidy 1875
Erisichthe penetrans Cope 1877
Erisichthe ziphioides Cope 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available