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Macrepistius

Ophiopsiformes - Ophiopsiellidae

Taxonomy
Macrepistius was named by Cope (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Macrosemiidae by Hay (1902); to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Ophiopsidae by Friedman et al. (2010); and to Ophiopsiellidae by Ebert (2018).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Macrepistius Cope
1902Macrepistius Hay p. 378
2002Macrepistius Sepkoski
2010Macrepistius Friedman et al. p. S32
2018Macrepistius Ebert p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
HalecostomiRegan 1903
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderOphiopsiformes
familyOphiopsiellidae
genusMacrepistiusCope 1894

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.

G. †Macrepistius Cope 1894
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Macrepistius arenatus Cope 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available