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Heckelichthys vexillifer

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Bardackichthyidae

Taxonomy
Chirocentrites vexillifer was named by Heckel (1856). It is the type species of Heckelichthys.

It was recombined as Thrissops vexillifer by Gorjanović-Kramberger (1895); it was recombined as Heckelichthys vexillifer by Taverne (2008), Cavin et al. (2013), Banos-Rodriguez et al. (2020) and Amalfitano et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Chirocentrites vexillifer Heckel
1895Thrissops vexillifer Gorjanović-Kramberger p. 36
2008Heckelichthys vexillifer Taverne p. 215 figs. 6, 7
2013Heckelichthys vexillifer Cavin et al. p. 149
2020Heckelichthys vexillifer Amalfitano et al. p. 277 fig. 15,16
2020Heckelichthys vexillifer Banos-Rodriguez et al. p. 3

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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
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familyBardackichthyidae
genusHeckelichthys
speciesvexillifer(Heckel 1856)

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.

Heckelichthys vexillifer Heckel 1856
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Diagnosis
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