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Lepisosteioidei

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lepisostoidei Thurmond and Jones p. 82
1988Lepisosteioidei Case and Schwimmer p. 297
2012Lepisosteioidei López-Arbarello

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
suborderLepisosteioidei

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.

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G. †Araripelepidotes Santos 1990
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†Araripelepidotes temnurus Agassiz 1841
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Fm. Lepisosteidae Cuvier 1825
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G. Atractosteus Rafinesque 1820
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†Atractosteus atrox Leidy 1873
†Atractosteus falipoui Cavin and Brito 2001
†Atractosteus messelensis Grande 2010
†Atractosteus simplex Leidy 1873
†Atractosteus spatula Lacepede 1803
G. †Cuneatus Grande 2010
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†Cuneatus cuneatus Cope 1878
†Cuneatus wileyi Grande 2010
G. Lepidosteus Agassiz 1843
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Lepidosteus bison DeKay 1842
†Lepidosteus glaber Marsh 1871
†Lepidosteus longus Lambe 1908
†Lepidosteus notabilis Leidy 1873
†Lepidosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Subfm. Lepisosteinae Cuvier 1825
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Tr. Lepisosteini Cuvier 1825
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G. †Grandemarinus Cooper et al. 2023
G. †Herreraichthys Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2016
G. Lepisosteus Agassiz 1843
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†Lepisosteus bemisi Grande 2010
†Lepisosteus glaber Marsh 1871
†Lepisosteus indicus Lydekker 1890
†Lepisosteus integer Cope 1877
†Lepisosteus knieskerni Fowler 1911
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Invalid names: Lepidotus haydeni Leidy 1856 [synonym]
Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus 1758
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820
†Lepisosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Clastes Cope 1872 [synonym], Pneumatosteus Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. †Masillosteus Micklich and Klappert 2001
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†Masillosteus janeae Grande 2010
†Masillosteus kelleri Micklich and Klappert 2001
G. †Nhanulepisosteus Brito et al. 2017
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†Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus Brito et al. 2017
G. †Oniichthys Cavin and Brito 2001
Invalid names: Clastes aganus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Clastes cycliferus Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Lepidosteus bohemicus Laube 1901 [nomen dubium], Lepisosteus cominatoi Silva Santos 1984 [nomen dubium], Paralepidosteus africanus Arambourg and Joleaud 1943 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Obaichthyidae Grande 2010
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G. †Dentilepisosteus Grande 2010
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G. †Obaichthys Wenz and Brito 1992
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†Obaichthys africanus Grande 2010
†Obaichthys decoratus Wenz and Brito 1992
†Obaichthys laevis Wenz and Brito 1992
G. †Pliodetes Wenz 1999
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†Pliodetes nigeriensis Wenz 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:27:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 139.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.6 Ma

Collections (613 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian - Valanginian149.2 - 132.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Lepisosteidae indet. (88876)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian139.1 - 132.6United Kingdom (England) Lepisosteus fittonii (168982)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Niger (Agadez) Pliodetes nigeriensis (37200)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5USA (Utah) Lepisosteidae indet. (97951)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Obaichthys decoratus, Obaichthys laevis (92290)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Brazil (Pernacumbo) Araripelepidotes temnurus (165422)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (Texas) Lepisosteus sp. (14375)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (Oklahoma) Lepisosteidae indet. (14374 14392)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Obaichthys africanus (221135) Oniichthys falipoui (124314)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Algeria (Adrar) Obaichthys africanus (59578)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nevada) Lepisosteidae indet. (181586)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya (Awbari) Lepisosteidae indet. (45725)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) Obaichthys africanus, Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis (224512 224513)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Lepisosteidae indet. (200123) Lepisosteus sp. (73611 73612)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Lepisosteidae indet. (25325)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Nunavut) Lepisosteidae indet. (45559)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Stromerichthys sp., Osteichthyes indet. (132494)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Niger (Zinder) Paralepidosteus africanus (75235)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Morocco Grandemarinus gherisensis (150881) Lepisosteidae indet. (133317)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Coahuila) Herreraichthys coahuilaensis (210316)