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Lophosteidae

Osteichthyes - Lophosteidae

Taxonomy
Lophosteidae was named by Gross (1969). It is not extant. Its type is Lophosteus.

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Lophosteus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Lophosteidae Gross p. 17
2019Lophosteidae van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
familyLophosteidaeGross 1969
familyLophosteidaeGross 1969

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. †Lophosteidae Gross 1969
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G. †Lophosteus Pander 1856
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Lophosteus canadensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus connexus Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus incrementus Burrow 1995
Lophosteus ohesaarensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Lophosteus superbus Pander 1856
Lophosteus uralensis Schultze and Märss 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available