†order Ophiopsiformes Ebert 2018 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Ophiopsiformes

Full reference: M. Ebert. 2018. Cerinichthys koelblae, gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Jurassic of Cerin, France, and its phylogenetic setting, leading to a reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships of Halecomorphi (Actinopterygii). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38(e1420071)

Parent taxon: Halecomorphi according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Ebert 2018 and Ebert and Etches 2025

Sister taxa: Allolepidotus, Cipactlichthys, Gigantodontidae, Ionoscopiformes, Isopholidae, Ophiopsiidae, Panxianichthyiformes, Parasemionotiformes, Pholidophorus curionii, Pholidophorus oblongus, Pingolepidae, Praesemionotidae, Prosantichthys

Subtaxa: Brachyichthys Ophiopsiellidae

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Lebanon (2), Mexico (4), United States (10: Texas)

• Jurassic of Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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