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Cimolichthys
Taxonomy
Cimolichthys was named by Leidy [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 718]. Its type is Cimolichthys levesiensis.
It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901), Hay (1902), Woodward (1902), Applegate (1970) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cimolichthyidae by Goody (1969), Goody (1970) and Nagrodski et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901), Hay (1902), Woodward (1902), Applegate (1970) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cimolichthyidae by Goody (1969), Goody (1970) and Nagrodski et al. (2012).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Plinthophorus Gunther |
| 1901 | Cimolichthys Woodward p. 221 |
| 1902 | Cimolichthys Hay p. 390 |
| 1902 | Cimolichthys Woodward p. 43 |
| 1969 | Cimolichthys Goody p. 37 |
| 1970 | Cimolichthys Applegate p. 420 |
| 1970 | Cimolichthys Goody p. 2 |
| 1981 | Cimolichthys Thurmond and Jones p. 100 |
| 2002 | Cimolichthys Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Cimolichthys Nagrodski et al. p. 83 |
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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. †Cimolichthys Leidy
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†Cimolichthys levesiensis Leidy 1857
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Invalid names: Plinthophorus robustus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
†Cimolichthys marginatus Reuss 1845
†Cimolichthys nepaholica Cope 1872
Invalid names: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available