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Whiteichthys

Palaeonisciformes - Canobiidae

Taxonomy
Whiteichthys was named by Moy-Thomas (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Canobiidae by Gardiner (1969); and to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Whiteichthys Moy-Thomas
1969Whiteichthys Gardiner
2002Whiteichthys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyCanobiidae
genusWhiteichthysMoy-Thomas 1942

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. †Whiteichthys Moy-Thomas 1942
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Whiteichthys greenlandicus Moy-Thomas 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available