Global InformationCheirothrix lewisii information
| Cheirothrix lewisii | |
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| A fossil fish in the genus Cheirothrix | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Class: | Actinopterygii
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| Order: | † Alepisauriformes
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| Genus: | † Cheirothrix
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| Species: | † C. lewisii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheirothrix lewisii Davis, 1887
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Cheirothrix lewisii is a species of prehistoric flying ray-finned fish that is included in the order Alepisauriformes, all the members of which are extinct. It dates back to the Late Cretaceous and its fossilised remains were found in fish-rich fossil deposits in Lebanon.