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Osmeriformes
Taxonomy
Osmeriformes is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Protacanthopterygii by Nelson (2006), Long (2011); to Stomiatii by Betancur et al. (2013); to Osmeromorpha by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Stomiati by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Protacanthopterygii by Nelson (2006), Long (2011); to Stomiatii by Betancur et al. (2013); to Osmeromorpha by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Stomiati by van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Osmeriformes Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Osmeriformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Osmeriformes Long p. 243 |
| 2013 | Osmeriformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Osmeriformes Nelson et al. p. 256 |
| 2019 | Osmeriformes van der Laan p. 69 |
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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.
Or. Osmeriformes
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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. 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]
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