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Diretmus

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Diretmidae

Taxonomy
Diretmus was named by Johnson (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Diretmidae by Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Diretmus Johnson
2002Diretmus Sepkoski
2019Diretmus Ebersole et al. p. 195

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyDiretmidae
genusDiretmusJohnson 1864

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. Diretmus Johnson 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available