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Aspidopleuridae (disused)
Taxonomy
Aspidopleuridae was named by Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz (2012). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Alepisauroidei by Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz (2012).
It was assigned to Alepisauroidei by Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Aspidopleuridae Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz p. 253 |
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Fm. †Aspidopleuridae Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Alvarado-Ortega and H.G. Porras-Múzquiz 2012 | Fish with body elongated and relatively shallow; neurocranium shallow and acutely pointed anteriorly; posttemporal fossa roofed; mesethmoid with large wing-like structure directed ventrolaterally; supratemporal sensory canal on the parietals and supratemporals; maxilla stout with two prominent rows of teeth; supramaxilla absent; single row of deep scutes covering each trunk flank from the head to caudal peduncle; scutes strongly ornamented with tubercles and ridges; about 45 vertebrae in total of which at least 20 are caudal; dorsal fin short and in the middle of the standard length; and anal fin small and remote (emended after Goody, 1969, p. 178). |