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Ctenoplectus

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes

Taxonomy

Species
C. williamsi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Ctenoplectus Close et al. p. 502

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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
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTetraodontoidei
genusCtenoplectus

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. †Ctenoplectus Close et al. 2016
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Ctenoplectus williamsi Close et al. 2016
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Close et al. 2016Tetraodontiform fish displaying the following unique combination of characters: series of greatly enlarged, broad, plate-like dorsal-fin spines and expanded, flattened supporting proximal radials inserting far anteriorly along the skull roof; proximal radials with posteroventral shaft overlapped by previous proximal radial; paired premaxillae and dentaries fully fused across their midlines, lacking sutures, anteriorly projecting bulge of teeth associated with fused premaxillae; tooth roots elongate with pointed tips; post-temporals present; well-developed, rodlike pelves; pleural ribs present; anterior abdominal vertebrae with prominent transverse processes.