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Pleuropholis

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pleuropholidae

Taxonomy
Pleuropholis was named by Egerton (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-u K Apti Sepkoski's reference number: 915,1066]. Its type is Pleuropholis crassicaudus. It is the type genus of Pleuropholidae.

It was assigned to Pholidophoridae by Woodward (1895), Woodward (1919); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pleuropholidae by Cantalice et al. (2019), Brito and Vullo (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pleuropholis Egerton figs. Pl 7
1895Pleuropholis Woodward p. 482
1919Pleuropholis Woodward p. 113
2002Pleuropholis Sepkoski
2019Pleuropholis Cantalice et al. p. 434
2023Pleuropholis Brito and Vullo p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPleuropholidae
genusPleuropholis

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. †Pleuropholis Egerton 1858
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Pleuropholis attenuata Morris 1854
Pleuropholis attenuatus Egerton 1858
Pleuropholis cinerosorum Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2016
Pleuropholis crassicauda Egerton 1858
Pleuropholis danielae Brito and Vullo 2023
Pleuropholis formosa Woodward 1919
Pleuropholis longicaudus Egerton 1858
Pleuropholis serrata Egerton 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available