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Deltoptychiidae

Chondrichthyes - Menaspiformes - Deltoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Deltoptychiidae was named by Zangerl (1981). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chimaerina by Zangerl (1981); and to Menaspiformes by Nelson (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Deltoptychiidae Zangerl p. 48
2006Deltoptychiidae Nelson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderMenaspiformes
familyDeltoptychiidae
familyDeltoptychiidae

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.

Fm. †Deltoptychiidae Zangerl 1981
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G. †Deltoptychius Morris and Roberts 1862
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Deltoptychius acutus Agassiz 1843
Deltoptychius expansus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltoptychius nitidus Leidy 1857
Deltoptychius primus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltoptychius varsoviensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltoptychius wachsmuthi Saint John and Worthen 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available