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Chirodipterus australis
Taxonomy
Chirodipterus australis was named by Miles (1977) [Entopterygoid and prearticular tooth-plates with six ridges which are restricted to the anterolateral half; ridges comprising conjoined denticles, which are still discernible in young specimens; single subopercular bone.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH P52584, a partial skeleton (an almost complete skull and lower jaw, and parts of the shouldergirdle and gill-skeleton).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Chirodipterus australis Miles |
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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.
†Chirodipterus australis Miles 1977
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
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