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Erismatopterus

Actinopteri - Percopsiformes - Percopsidae

Taxonomy
Erismatopterus was named by Cope (1870). It is not extant. Its type is Erismatopterus rickseckeri.

It was assigned to Aphredoderidae by Hay (1902); and to Percopsidae by Murray (1996).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Erismatopterus Cope
1902Erismatopterus Hay p. 404
1996Erismatopterus Murray p. 643

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Paracanthomorphacea
Percopsaria
orderPercopsiformesBerg 1940
familyPercopsidaeRegan 1911
genusErismatopterusCope 1870

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. †Erismatopterus Cope 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available