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Chilopterus

Agnatha - Petromyzontiformes - Geotriidae

Taxonomy
Chilopterus was named by Philippi (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Geotriidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Chilopterus Philippi p. 283
1963Chilopterus Jordan p. 583

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
classAgnathaCope 1889
—HyperoartiaMüller 1844
orderPetromyzontiformesBerg 1940
familyGeotriidae
genusChilopterusPhilippi 1858

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. Chilopterus Philippi 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2009-12-09 04:57:12
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:08:06
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available