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Clupeoidea

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes

Taxonomy
Clupeoidea was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.

It was assigned to Isospondyli by Schaeffer (1947), Casier (1966); and to Clupeoidei by Applegate (1970).

Subtaxa
Pseudoetringus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Clupeoidea Cuvier
1947Clupeoidea Schaeffer p. 13
1966Clupeoidea Casier p. 117
1970Clupeoidea Applegate p. 420

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderClupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
suborderClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
superfamilyClupeoideaCuvier 1817
superfamilyClupeoideaCuvier 1817

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.

Superfm. Clupeoidea Cuvier 1817
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G. †Pseudoetringus David 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available