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Cyranichthys

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Cyranichthys was named by Taverne (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dercetidae by Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Cyranichthys Taverne
2002Cyranichthys Sepkoski
2021Cyranichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusCyranichthysTaverne 1987

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. †Cyranichthys Taverne 1987
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Cyranichthys congolensis Casier 1965
Cyranichthys jagti Taverne and Goolaerts 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available