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Oligopleuridae

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes - Oligopleuridae

Taxonomy
Oligopleuridae was named by Woodward (1895). Its type is Oligopleura.

It was assigned to Isospondyli by Woodward (1895); to Pholidophoroidea by Gardiner (1960); to Pholidophoroidei by Jordan (1963); and to Pholidophoriformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Oeonoscopus, Oligopleura (type genus), Oligopleurus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Oligopleuridae Woodward p. 489
1960Oligopleuridae Gardiner p. 347
1963Oligopleuridae Jordan p. 617
2019Oligopleuridae van der Laan p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyOligopleuridaeWoodward 1895
familyOligopleuridaeWoodward 1895

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. †Oligopleuridae Woodward 1895
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G. †Oeonoscopus Costa 1864
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†Oeonoscopus elongatus Eastman 1911
†Oeonoscopus petraroiae Costa 1864
G. †Oligopleura Thiolliere 1850
G. †Oligopleurus Thiollière 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available