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Cladocyclus lewesiensis

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Cladocyclidae

Taxonomy
Cladocyclus lewesiensis was named by Agassiz (1887). Its type specimen is BMNH 4066, 4462, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Cladocyclus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz
1901Cladocyclus lewesiensis Woodward p. 109 figs. pl. IX, figs. 2-3
1902Cladocyclus lewesiensis Hay p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
familyCladocyclidaeMaisey 1991
genusCladocyclus
specieslewesiensisAgassiz 1887

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.

†Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
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