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Archichthys

Taxonomy
Archichthys was named by Hancock and Atthey (1870). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhizodontida by Jeffery (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Archichthys Hancock and Atthey
2006Archichthys Jeffery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassRhizodontida(Andrews and Westoll 1970)
genusArchichthysHancock and Atthey 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. †Archichthys Hancock and Atthey 1870
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†Archichthys portlockii Portlock 1843
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Invalid names: Strepsodus sulcidens Hancock and Atthey 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available