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Polypteriformes
Taxonomy
Polypteriformes was named as an unranked clade. It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Polypteriformes by Nelson (2006), Long (2011), Betancur et al. (2013), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Chondrostei by Nelson (2006); to Actinopterygii by Meyer and Zardoya (2003), Long (2011); to Cladistia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Cladistia by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).
It was reranked as the order Polypteriformes by Nelson (2006), Long (2011), Betancur et al. (2013), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Chondrostei by Nelson (2006); to Actinopterygii by Meyer and Zardoya (2003), Long (2011); to Cladistia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Cladistia by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Polypteriformes Meyer and Zardoya |
| 2006 | Polypteriformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Polypteriformes Long p. 242 |
| 2013 | Polypteriformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Polypteriformes Nelson et al. p. 116 |
| 2019 | Polypteriformes van der Laan p. 51 |
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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.
Or. Polypteriformes
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G. †Pollia Meunier and Gayet 1996
Fm. Polypteridae Bonaparte 1835 [bichir]
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G. Polypterus Lacépède 1803 [bichir]
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Polypterus bichir St Hilaire 1802 [Nile bichir]
Polypterus faraou Otero et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available