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Pterichthys

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pterichthys Agassiz p. 178
1859Pterichthys Owen p. 120
1891Pterichthys Woodward p. 208

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
familyAsterolepididaeTraquair 1888
genusPterichthys

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. †Pterichthys Agassiz 1843
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Pterichthys oblongus Agassiz 1844
Pterichthys productus Agassiz 1844
Pterichthys rhenanus Beyrich 1855
Pterichthys testudinarius Agassiz 1844
Diagnosis
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