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Cladistia

Cladistia

Taxonomy
Cladistia was named by Cope (1870). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subclass Cladistia by Long (2011); it was reranked as the class Cladistia by Betancur et al. (2013); it was reranked as the infraclass Cladistia by Nelson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Crossopterygia by Cope (1887); to Crossopterygii by Jordan (1963); to Actinopterygii by Otero et al. (2006); to Actinopterygii by Long (2011); to Actinopterygii by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Actinopterygii by Nelson et al. (2016).

Sister taxa
Polypteriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Cladistia Cope
1887Cladistia Cope p. 1018
1963Cladistia Jordan p. 609
2006Cladistia Otero et al.
2011Cladistia Long p. 242
2013Cladistia Betancur et al.
2016Cladistia Nelson et al. p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classCladistia(Cope 1870)
classCladistia(Cope 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.

Cl. Cladistia Cope 1870
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G. †Pollia Meunier and Gayet 1996
Fm. Polypteridae [bichir]
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G. †Bawitius Grandstaff et al. 2012
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Bawitius bartheli Schaal 1984
G. †Dajetella Gayet and Meuniere 1992
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Dajetella sudamericana Gayet and Meuniere 1992
G. Polypterus Lacépède 1803 [bichir]
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Polypterus bichir St Hilaire 1802 [Nile bichir]
Polypterus faraou Otero et al. 2006
G. †Serenoichthys Dutheil 1999
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Serenoichthys kemkemensis Dutheil 1999
Invalid names: Calamoichthyidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available