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Sphenocephalidae
Taxonomy
Sphenocephalidae was named by Patterson (1964).
It was assigned to Polymixioidei by Patterson (1964); and to Sphenocephaliformes by Newbrey et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Polymixioidei by Patterson (1964); and to Sphenocephaliformes by Newbrey et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Sphenocephalidae Patterson p. 383 |
| 2013 | Sphenocephalidae Newbrey et al. |
| 2016 | Sphenocephalidae Nelson et al. p. 287 |
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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.
Fm. †Sphenocephalidae Patterson 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available