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Protacanthopterygii

Actinopteri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al. p. 352
2006Protacanthopterygii Nelson
2011Protacanthopterygii Long p. 243
2013Protacanthopterygii Betancur et al.
2016Protacanthopterygii Nelson et al. p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
superorderProtacanthopterygii

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.

Superor. Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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Fm. Argentinidae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Argentina Linnaeus 1758
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Argentina antarctica Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Argentina cyclomorpha Weiler 1950
Argentina elongata Weiler 1943
Argentina extenuata Casier 1966
Argentina longirostris Schwarzhans 2003
Argentina retusa Casier 1966
Argentina rumana Weiler 1943
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
Argentina striata Goode and Bean 1896
Argentina subfrigida Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Glossanodon Guichenot 1867
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Glossanodon inclinata Danil'chenko 1960
Glossanodon musceli Pauca 1929
G. Nansenia Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Nansenia groelandica Reinhardt 1840
G. †Proargentina Danil'chenko 1960
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Proargentina nebulosa Danilt'chenko 1962
G. †Protargentinolithus Schwarzhans 2003
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Protargentinolithus procerus Schwarzhans 2003
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G. Bathylagus Günther 1878
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Bathylagus angelensis Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Invalid names: Lygisma tenax Jordan and Gilbert 1919 [synonym], Quaesita quiescens Jordan 1925 [synonym]
Bathylagus euryops Goode and Bean 1896
G. †Quaesita Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Quaesita alhambrae Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Quaesita fragilis Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Quaesita quisquilia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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G. Dolichopteryx Brauer 1901
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Dolichopteryx iustus Schwarzhans 2019
Invalid names: Argentinoidei Bertelsen 1958 [empty], Bathylagidae [empty]
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Fm. Esocidae Cuvier 1817
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G. Esox Linnaeus 1758 [pike]
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Esox lepidotus Agassiz 1832
Esox masquinongy Mitchill 1824
Esox moldavicus Trelea 1977
Esox monasteriensis von der Marck 1863
Esox otto Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Kenoza Grande 1999 [empty]
G. †Estesesox Wilson et al. 1992
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Estesesox foxi Wilson et al. 1992
G. †Oldmanesox Wilson et al. 1992
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Oldmanesox canadensis Wilson et al. 1992
G. Planesox Owen 1854
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Planesox vorax Owen 1854
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G. Dallia Bean 1880 [blackfish]
G. Novumbra Schultz 1929
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Novumbra oregonensis Cavender 1969
G. Umbra Gronovius 1763
G. †Umbridarum Unknown
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Umbridarum ringeadei Steurbaut 1979
Invalid names: Palaeoesocidae [empty]
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G. Galaxias Cuvier 1816
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Galaxias effusus Lee 2007
Galaxias kaikorai Whitley 1956
Or. Salmoniformes Bleeker 1859
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G. †Barcarenichthys Gayet 1989
G. †Casieroides Taverne 1975
G. †Chardonius Taverne 1975
Subor. †Cimolichthyoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Cimolichthyidae Goody 1969
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G. †Cimolichthys Leidy
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Invalid names: Plinthophorus robustus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Fm. †Prionolepididae Goody 1969
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Prionolepis angustus Egerton 1850
G. †Gharbouria Gayet 1988
G. †Goudkoffia David 1946
G. †Natlandia David 1946
G. Prosopium Jordan 1878
G. †Pseudoleptolepis Taverne 1975
Fm. Salmonidae Cuvier 1816
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G. †Helgolandichthys Taverne 1981
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Helgolandichthys schmidi Taverne 1981
G. Hucho Guenther 1866
G. †Leptichthys Stewart 1899
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Leptichthys agilis Stewart 1899
G. Oncorhynchus Suckley 1860 [Pacific salmon]
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Oncorhynchus rastrosus Cavender and Miller 1972
G. Osmerus Forskal 1775
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Osmerus albyi Sauvage 1870
Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz 1842
Osmerus larteti Sauvage 1870
Osmerus propterygius Sauvage 1870
Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage 1870
G. †Rhabdofario Cope 1870
G. †Salmonidarum Unknown
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Salmonidarum acutirostratus Schwarzhans 2003
Subfm. Salmoninae Cuvier 1816
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G. †Eosalmo Wilson 1975
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Eosalmo driftwoodensis Wilson 1977
G. Salvelinus Richardson 1836
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Salvelinus namaycush Walbaum 1792
G. †Smilodonichthys Cavender and Miller 1972 [spike toothed salmon]
G. †Spaniodon Pictet 1850
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Spaniodon blondelii Pictet 1850
Spaniodon brevis Pictet and Humbert 1866
Spaniodon electus Davis 1887
Spaniodon elongatus Pictet 1850
Spaniodon latus Agassiz 1839
Spaniodon lepturus von der Marck 1894
Spaniodon simus Cope 1878
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G. Astronesthes Richardson 1845
G. †Criptostomias Gibss and Weitzman 1965
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Criptostomias antiquus Ciobanu 1977
G. †Thaumaturus Reuss 1844
G. Thymallus Cuvier 1829
Invalid names: Esocoidea Bleeker 1859 [empty], Esocoidei Berg 1936 [empty], Myctophoidei [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available