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Osmeriformes

Osteichthyes - Osmeriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Osmeriformes Sepkoski
2006Osmeriformes Nelson
2011Osmeriformes Long p. 243
2013Osmeriformes Betancur et al.
2016Osmeriformes Nelson et al. p. 256
2019Osmeriformes van der Laan p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiati
orderOsmeriformes
orderOsmeriformes

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.

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G. Allosmerus Hubbs 1925
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Allosmerus elongatus Ayres 1854 [whitebait smelt]
G. †Carpathichthys Jerzmanska 1979
G. †Enoplophthalmus Sauvage 1880
G. Maulisia Parr 1960
G. †Nybelinoides Taverne 1982
G. Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888
Subor. Osmeroidei
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Fm. Osmeridae Regan 1913
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G. Hypomesus Gill 1862
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Hypomesus glaber Stinton 1962
Hypomesus pennatus Casier 1966
G. Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Spirinchus akagii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1999
Spirinchus starksi Fisk 1913 [night smelt]
Spirinchus thaleichthys Ayres 1860 [longfin smelt]
Invalid names: Plecoglossidae [empty], Salangidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Retropinnidae [empty]
Fm. †Spaniodontidae Jordan 1905
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G. †Spaniodon Pictet 1850
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Spaniodon blondelii Pictet 1850
Spaniodon brevis Pictet and Humbert 1866
Spaniodon electus Davis 1887
Spaniodon elongatus Pictet 1850
Spaniodon latus Agassiz 1839
Spaniodon lepturus von der Marck 1894
Spaniodon simus Cope 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available