Cheirolepis Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200

Parent taxon: Cheirolepididae according to G. Arratia and R. Cloutier 2004

See also Hay 1902, M'Coy 1855, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Cheirolepis aleshkai Cheirolepis bychovensis Cheirolepis canadensis Cheirolepis gaugeri Cheirolepis gracilis Cheirolepis jonesi Cheirolepis macrocephalus Cheirolepis schultzei Cheirolepis sinualis Cheirolepis trailli Cheirolepis uragus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Devonian of Belarus (14 collections), Canada (1: Quebec), Estonia (8), Latvia (5), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences

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