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Lepisosteioidei
Taxonomy
Lepisosteioidei is a suborder. It is extant.
It was assigned to Semionotiformes by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Case and Schwimmer (1988); and to Lepisosteiformes by López-Arbarello (2012).
It was assigned to Semionotiformes by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Case and Schwimmer (1988); and to Lepisosteiformes by López-Arbarello (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Lepisostoidei Thurmond and Jones p. 82 |
| 1988 | Lepisosteioidei Case and Schwimmer p. 297 |
| 2012 | Lepisosteioidei López-Arbarello |
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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.
Subor. Lepisosteioidei
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Superfm. Lepisosteoidea
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Fm. Lepisosteidae Cuvier 1825
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G. Atractosteus Rafinesque 1820
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†Atractosteus atrox Leidy 1873
†Atractosteus falipoui Cavin and Brito 2001
†Atractosteus messelensis Grande 2010
†Atractosteus simplex Leidy 1873
†Atractosteus spatula Lacepede 1803
G. Lepidosteus Agassiz 1843
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Lepidosteus bison DeKay 1842
†Lepidosteus glaber Marsh 1871
†Lepidosteus longus Lambe 1908
†Lepidosteus notabilis Leidy 1873
†Lepidosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Subfm. Lepisosteinae Cuvier 1825
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Tr. Lepisosteini Cuvier 1825
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G. †Grandemarinus Cooper et al. 2023
G. †Herreraichthys Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2016
G. Lepisosteus Agassiz 1843
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†Lepisosteus bemisi Grande 2010
†Lepisosteus glaber Marsh 1871
†Lepisosteus indicus Lydekker 1890
†Lepisosteus integer Cope 1877
†Lepisosteus knieskerni Fowler 1911
†Lepisosteus nahunticus Cope 1869
Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus 1758
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820
†Lepisosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Clastes Cope 1872 [synonym], Pneumatosteus Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. †Masillosteus Micklich and Klappert 2001
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†Masillosteus janeae Grande 2010
†Masillosteus kelleri Micklich and Klappert 2001
G. †Oniichthys Cavin and Brito 2001
Invalid names: Clastes aganus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Clastes cycliferus Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Lepidosteus bohemicus Laube 1901 [nomen dubium], Lepisosteus cominatoi Silva Santos 1984 [nomen dubium], Paralepidosteus africanus Arambourg and Joleaud 1943 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Obaichthyidae Grande 2010
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G. †Obaichthys Wenz and Brito 1992
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†Obaichthys africanus Grande 2010
†Obaichthys decoratus Wenz and Brito 1992
†Obaichthys laevis Wenz and Brito 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available