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Scombroidei

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Scombroidei Bleeker
1943Scombroidei David p. 97
1960Scombroidei Danil'chenko p. 154
1981Scombroidei Thurmond and Jones p. 104
1987Scombroidei Schultz p. 106
1998Scombroidei Fierstine p. 34
1999Scombroidei Fierstine p. 71
2001Scombroidei Fierstine p. 28
2003Scombroidei Schwarzhans p. 86
2005Scombroidei Fierstine
2005Scombroidei Fierstine and Starnes p. 281
2005Scombroidei Monsch et al. p. 276
2011Scombroidei Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 105
2012Scombroidei Fierstine et al. p. 141
2013Scombroidei Miya et al. p. 3
2014Scombroidei Bannikov p. 30
2019Scombroidei Ebersole et al. p. 169
2022Scombroidei Cicimurri et al.
2025Scombroidei Cicimurri et al. p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859

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.

Subor. †Scombroidei Bleeker 1859
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G. †Duplexdens Monsch 2004
G. †Micrornatus Monsch 2004
G. †Scombramphodon Woodward 1901
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Scombramphodon crassidens Agassiz 1844
Superfm. †Scombroidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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Fm. †Cybiidae
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G. †Escharion Jordan 1925
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Escharion townleyi Jordan 1925
G. †Starrias Jordan 1925
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Starrias ischyrus Jordan 1925
G. †Sphyraenodus Agassiz 1839
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Sphyraenodus crassidens Agassiz 1844
Sphyraenodus hastatus Bohm 1926
Sphyraenodus lerichei Casier 1944
Sphyraenodus priscus Agassiz 1839
Sphyraenodus rupeliensis Dollo and Storms 1888
Sphyraenodus speciosus Leidy 1856
Invalid names: Dictyodus Owen 1839 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Trichiuroidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
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G. †Argestichthys Prokofiev 2002
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Argestichthys vysotzkyi Prokofiev 2002
G. †Hemithyrsites Sauvage 1873
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Hemithyrsites alatus Sauvage 1870
Hemithyrsites armatus Sauvage 1873
Hemithyrsites maicopicus Danil'chenko 1960
Superfm. †Xiphioidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
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G. Pseudohistiophorus Buen 1950
Invalid names: Trichiuriformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available