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Alepisauriformes

Actinopteri - Alepisauriformes

Taxonomy
Alepisauriformes was named by Regan (1911). It is extant.

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eurypterygii by Forey et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Alepisauriformes Regan
2002Alepisauriformes Sepkoski
2003Alepisauriformes Forey et al. p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
orderAlepisauriformesRegan 1911
orderAlepisauriformesRegan 1911

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. Alepisauriformes Regan 1911
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Lestidiops sphekodes Sauvage 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available