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Gorgonichthys

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Gorgonichthys was named by Claypole (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dinichthys by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Dinichthyidae by Jordan (1963) and Denison (1978); to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aspinothoracidi by Carr and Hlavin (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Gorgonichthys Claypole
1963Gorgonichthys Jordan p. 588
1978Gorgonichthys Denison
2002Gorgonichthys Sepkoski
2010Gorgonichthys Carr and Hlavin p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
EubrachythoraciMiles 1971
AspinothoracidiMiles and Dennis 1979
genusGorgonichthysClaypole 1892

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. †Gorgonichthys Claypole 1892
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Gorgonichthys clarki Claypole 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available