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Cyclopterus
Taxonomy
Cyclopterus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant. Its type is Cyclopterus lumpus. It is the type genus of Cyclopteridae, Cyclopteroidea.
It was assigned to Cyclopteridae by Hay (1902); to Scleroparei by Frost (1934); and to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Cyclopteridae by Hay (1902); to Scleroparei by Frost (1934); and to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
C. lumpus (type species), C. trifoliatus
Synonymy list
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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. Cyclopterus Linnaeus 1758
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Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus 1788
†Cyclopterus trifoliatus Frost 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||