Infraphylum Gnathostomata Subclass Cladistia | Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Scientific name Cladistia | |
Similar Actinopterygii, Bony fishes, Chondrostei, Polypterus, Amiiformes |
Cladistia is a clade of bony fishes that currently consists of few anguilliform (eel-shaped) remnants of an ancient diversity. Their major synapomorphies are a dorsal fin with independent rays, and a posteriorly elongated parasphenoid.
Cladistia is the sister group of Actinopteri.
Taxonomy
Based on work done by Lund 2000
References
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