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Megalichthyidae
Taxonomy
Megalichthyidae was named by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Hay (1902); to Rhipidistia by Jordan (1963); to Osteolepiformes by Young et al. (1992) and Swartz (2012); to Osteolepidoidei by Borgen and Nakrem (2016); and to Osteolepidiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Hay (1902); to Rhipidistia by Jordan (1963); to Osteolepiformes by Young et al. (1992) and Swartz (2012); to Osteolepidoidei by Borgen and Nakrem (2016); and to Osteolepidiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Megalichthyidae Hay p. 359 |
| 1963 | Megalichthyidae Jordan p. 608 |
| 1992 | Megalichthyidae Young et al. |
| 2012 | Megalichthyidae Swartz |
| 2016 | Megalichthyidae Borgen and Nakrem |
| 2016 | Megalichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 110 |
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Fm. †Megalichthyidae Hay 1902
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Subfm. †Askerichthyinae Borgen and Nakrem 2016
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Subfm. †Ectosteorhachinae Borgen and Nakrem 2016
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G. †Ectosteorhachis Cope 1880
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†Ectosteorhachis nitidus Cope 1880
Invalid names: Ectosteorhachis ciceronius Cope 1883 [nomen nudum]
G. †Rabdiolepis Emmons 1857
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†Rabdiolepis gwyneddensis Bock 1959
†Rabdiolepis speciosa Emmons 1857
†Rabdiolepis striata Bock 1959
G. †Rhizodopsis Young 1866
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†Rhizodopsis granulatus Salter 1861
†Rhizodopsis mazonius Hay 1900
†Rhizodopsis robusta Woodward 1891
†Rhizodopsis sauroides Williamson 1849
Invalid names: Orthognathus Barkas 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megalichthyinae Borgen and Nakrem 2016 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available