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Teleosteomorpha

Actinopteri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Teleosteomorpha Arratia et al.
2015Teleosteomorpha Arratia p. 44
2016Teleosteomorpha Nelson et al. p. 126
2017Teleosteomorpha Arratia p. 21
2024Teleosteomorpha Ebersole et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleosteomorpha

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.

Unr. Teleosteomorpha Arratia et al. 2004
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Unr. †Aspidorhynchei Nelson et al. 2016
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Or. †Pachycormiformes Berg 1940
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G. †Ascalobos
G. †Clupavus
G. †Domeykos
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Invalid names: Megalopterus Kner 1866 [replaced]
G. †Hengnania
G. †Koonwarria Waldman 1971
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†Koonwarria manifrons Waldman 1971
G. †Oreochima
Fm. †Pachycormidae Woodward 1895
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Subfm. †Asthenocorminae Cooper et al. 2022
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G. †Bonnerichthys Friedman 2010
G. †Germanostomus Cooper et al. 2022
G. †Leedsichthys Woodward 1889
G. †Martillichthys Liston 2008
G. †Ohmdenia Hauff 1953
G. †Pachycormus Agassiz 1833
G. †Rhinconichthys Friedman 2010
G. †Saurostomus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Lycodus Quenstedt 1858 [synonym]
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†Euthynotus incognitus Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Thrissops micropodius Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
†Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Caturus cotteaui Sauvage 1875 [synonym], Euthynotus speciosus Wagner 1860 [synonym], Parathrissops milloti Sauvage 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Parathrissops Sauvage 1891 [synonym]
Subfm. †Hypsocorminae Vetter 1881
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G. †Australopachycormus Kear 2007
G. †Kaykay Gouiric-Cavalli and Arratia 2022
G. †Protosphyraena Leidy 1857
G. †Simocormus Maxwell 2020
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†Prosauropsis elongatus Sauvage 1875
G. †Sauropsis Agassiz 1832
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†Sauropsis latus Agassiz 1832
†Sauropsis longimanus Agassiz 1833
Invalid names: Protosphyraenidae Cope 1892 [synonym]
G. †Prymnetes
G. †Seefeldia
G. †Wadeichthys Waldman 1971
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†Wadeichthys oxyops Waldman 1971
Or. †Aspidorhynchiformes Bleeker 1859
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Fm. †Aspidorhynchidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Aspidorhynchus Agassiz 1833
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†Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Blainville 1818
†Aspidorhynchus comptoni Agassiz 1843
†Aspidorhynchus crassus Woodward 1890
†Aspidorhynchus euodus Egerton 1845
†Aspidorhynchus fisheri Egerton 1854
†Aspidorhynchus lepturus Agassiz 1834
†Aspidorhynchus montissancti Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Aspidorhynchus sanzenbacheri Brito and Ebert 2009
†Aspidorhynchus speciosus Agassiz 1834
†Aspidorhynchus walchneri Agassiz 1833
G. †Belonostomus Agassiz 1834
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†Belonostomus brachysomus Agassiz 1834
†Belonostomus carinatus Mawson and Woodward 1907
†Belonostomus cinctus Agassiz 1837
†Belonostomus dalmaticus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Belonostomus helgolandicus Taverne and Ross 1973
†Belonostomus indicus Lydekker 1890
†Belonostomus kochii Agassiz 1843
†Belonostomus lamarquensis Bogan et al. 2011
†Belonostomus lesinaensis Bassani 1882
†Belonostomus matteuzi Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Belonostomus muensteri Agassiz 1834
†Belonostomus novaki Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Belonostomus subulatus Agassiz 1834
†Belonostomus tenuirostris Agassiz 1833
†Belonostomus ventralis Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Diphyodus Lambe 1902 [synonym]
G. †Richmondichthys Bartholomai 2004
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†Richmondichthys sweeti Etheridge Jnr and Woodward 1891
G. †Vinctifer
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†Vinctifer ferrusquiai Cantalice et al. 2018
†Vinctifer longirostris Silva Santos 1972
G. †Atacamichthys Arratia and Schultze 1987
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†Atacamichthys greeni Arratia and Schultze 1987
G. †Pseudovinctifer Arratia 2015
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†Pseudovinctifer chilensis Arratia 2015
Fm. †Barschichthyidae Arratia and Schultze 2024
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G. †Barschichthys Arratia and Schultze 2024
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†Barschichthys ruedersdorfensis Arratia and Schultze 2024
Fm. †Marcopoloichthyidae Tintori et al. 2008
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G. †Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. 2008
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†Marcopoloichthys andreetti Tintori et al. 2008
†Marcopoloichthys ani Tintori et al. 2008
†Marcopoloichthys faccii Gortani 1907
†Marcopoloichthys furreri Arratia 2022
†Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis Arratia et al. 2024
Or. †Prohaleciteiformes Arratia 2017
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Fm. †Prohaleciteidae Arratia 2017
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†Prohalecites porroi Bellotti 1857
G. †Ruedersdorfia Arratia and Schultze 2024
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†Ruedersdorfia berlinensis Arratia and Schultze 2024
Unr. Teleostei Müller 1846
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Subor. †Cycloidei Owen 1859
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G. †Smerdis Agassiz 1833
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†Smerdis latior Agassiz 1836
†Smerdis macrurus Agassiz 1834
†Smerdis micracanthus Agassiz 1835
†Smerdis minutus de Blainville 1818
†Smerdis pygmaeus Agassiz 1836
†Smerdis ventralis Agassiz 1836
Invalid names: Ctenoidei Owen 1859 [empty]
G. †Acregoliath Richter 1989
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†Acregoliath rancii Richter 1989
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Fm. †Araripichthyidae Santos 1983
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G. †Araripichthys Silva Santos 1985
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†Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey and Moody 2001
†Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011
G. †Asiatolepis Takai 1943
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†Asiatolepis sankeyushuensis Ma and Sun 1988
Fm. †Chongichthyidae Arratia 1982
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G. †Chongichthys Arratia 1982
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†Chongichthys dentatus Arratia 1982
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Invalid names: Priscacaridae [empty]
Or. †Crossognathiformes Taverne 1989
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G. †Bavarichthys Arratia and Tischlinger 2010
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†Bavarichthys incognitus Arratia and Tischlinger 2010
Subor. †Crossognathoidei Taverne 1989
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G. †Apsopelix Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Palaeaulopus Taverne and Ross 1973 [synonym]
G. †Luxilites
Subor. †Pachyrhizodontoidei Forey 1977
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G. †Michin Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2008
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†Michin csernai Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2008
Fm. †Notelopidae Forey 1977
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G. †Nusaviichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Alves 2022
Fm. †Pachyrhizodontidae Cope 1872
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G. †Cavinichthys Taverne and Capasso 2019
G. †Conosaurus Gibbes 1851
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Invalid names: Conosaurops Leidy 1868 [synonym]
G. †Elopopsis
G. †Goulmimichthys Cavin 1995
G. †Lebrunichthys Taverne and Capasso 2020
G. †Oricardinus Cope 1877
G. †Pachyrhizodus Agassiz 1850
G. †Polcynichthys London and Shimada 2020
G. †Stanhopeichthys Taverne and Capasso 2020
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†Varasichthys ariasi Arratia 1981
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Invalid names: Opisthomyzonidae [empty]
Or. †Dorsetichthyiformes Nelson et al. 2016
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Fm. †Dorsetichthyidae Nelson et al. 2016
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G. †Dorsetichthys Arratia 2013
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†Dorsetichthys bechei Agassiz 1837
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Unr. Elopomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. Albuliformes Greenwood et al. 1966 [bonefish]
Or. Anguilliformes Greenwood et al. 1966 [eel]
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Invalid names: Apodes Latreille 1804 [synonym]
Or. Elopiformes Sauvage 1875
Or. Megalopiformes [tarpon]
G. †Naiathaelon Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 1993
Invalid names: Saccopharygiformes [empty], Saccopharyngiformes [empty]
Unr. Euteleosteii Greenwood et al. 1967
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G. †Gaudryella Patterson 1970
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†Gaudryella gaudryi Pictet and Humbert 1866
Invalid names: Ateleopodomorpha [empty], Cyclosqamata [empty], Lampriomorpha [empty], Stenopterygii [empty]
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G. Aulorhynchus Gill 1861
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G. †Gasterorhamphosus Sorbini 1981
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Invalid names: Aulorhynchoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty], Gasterosteoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty]
G. Nerophis Rafinesque 1810
G. †Protorhamphosus Daniltshenko 1968
G. †Urosphenopsis Daniltshenko 1968
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Invalid names: Gobioididae [empty], Periophthalmidae [empty], Psammichthyidae [empty], Trypauchenidae [empty]
Or. †Ichthyodectiformes Bardack and Sprinkle 1969
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G. †Aidachar Nessov 1981
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†Aidachar paludalis Nessov 1981
G. †Allothrissops Nybelin 1964
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†Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz 1834
†Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville 1818
G. †Antarctithrissops Arratia et al. 2004
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†Antarctithrissops australis Arratia et al. 2004
G. †Ascalabothrissops Arratia 2000
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†Ascalabothrissops voelkli Arratia 2000
G. †Cavenderichthys Bean 2006
G. †Chuhsiungichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Chuhsiungichthys japonicus Yabumoto 1994
†Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai Yabumoto 1994
Fm. †Cladocyclidae Maisey 1991
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G. †Chiromystus Cope 1885
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†Chiromystus alagoensis Jordan 1910
†Chiromystus mawsoni Cope 1885
†Chiromystus woodwardi Silva Santos 1949
G. †Cladocyclus Agassiz 1843
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†Cladocyclus gardneri Agassiz 1841
†Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
G. †Eubiodectes Hay 1903
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†Eubiodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
G. †Cooyoo Lees and Bartholomai 1987
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†Cooyoo australis Woodward 1894
G. †Garganoichthys Taverne 2009
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†Garganoichthys decosmoi Taverne 2009
Subor. †Ichthyodectoidei Romer 1966
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Fm. †Bardackichthyidae Hacker and Shimada 2021
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G. †Amakusaichthys Yabumoto et al. 2018
G. †Bardackichthys Hacker and Shimada 2021
G. †Heckelichthys Taverne 2008
Fm. †Ichthyodectidae Crook 1892
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G. †Faugichthys Taverne and Chanet 2000
G. †Furloichthys Taverne and Capasso 2018
G. †Ghrisichthys Cavin et al. 2013
G. †Ichthyodectes Cope 1870
G. †Portheus Cope 1871
G. †Xiphactinus Leidy 1870
Fm. †Saurodontidae Stewart
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G. †Gillicus Hay 1898
G. †Prosaurodon Stewart 1999
G. †Saurocephalus Harlan 1824
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Invalid names: Daptinus Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Saurodon Hays 1829
G. †Verraesichthys Taverne 2010
Invalid names: Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium], Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Unamichthyidae Alvarado-Ortega 2004 [empty]
G. †Mesoclupea Ping and Yen 1933
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†Mesoclupea globicephala Ping and Yen 1933
†Mesoclupea showchangensis Ping and Yen 1933
G. †Occithrissops Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
G. †Ogunichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2009
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†Ogunichthys triangularis Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2010
G. †Pachythrissops Woodward 1919
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†Pachythrissops furcatus Eastman 1914
†Pachythrissops laevis Woodward 1919
†Pachythrissops propterus Wagner 1863
†Pachythrissops vectensis Woodward 1890
Invalid names: Parathrissops Eastman 1914 [replaced]
G. †Proportheus Jaekel 1909
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†Proportheus kameruni Jaekel 1909
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Invalid names: Chirocentrites guinensis Weiler 1922 [synonym]
G. †Sultanuvaisia Nessov 1981
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†Sultanuvaisia antiqua Nessov 1981
G. †Thrissops Agassiz 1833
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†Thrissops cephalus Agassiz 1834
†Thrissops curtus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops exiguus Bassani 1879
†Thrissops formosus Agassiz 1833
†Thrissops molossus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops portlandicus Woodward 1895
†Thrissops subovatus Agassiz 1843
G. †Unamichthys Alvarado-Ortega 2004
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†Unamichthys espinosai Alvarado-Ortega 2004
G. †Vallecillichthys Blanco and Cavin 2003
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†Vallecillichthys multivertebratum Blanco and Cavin 2003
Invalid names: Allothrissopidae Patterson and Rosen 1977 [empty], Chuhsiungichthiidae Yabumoto 1994 [empty]
G. †Jinanichthys Ma and Sun 1988
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†Jinanichthys longicephalus Ma and Sun 1988
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Invalid names: Bleekeriidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Bovictidae [empty]
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G. Hemerocoetes Cuvier and Valenciennes 1837
G. †Krebsiella Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Waitakia Schwarzhans 1980
Invalid names: Limnichthyidae [empty], Muglioididae [empty], Parapercidae [empty], Percophididae [empty], Pteropsaridae [empty]
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Invalid names: Cerdalidae [empty], Congrogadidae [empty], Derepodichthyidae [empty], Lycodapodidae [empty]
Invalid names: Bathymasteriformes [empty], Brotuliformes [empty], Carapiformes [empty], Haplodoci [empty]
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Fm. †Lampridae
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G. Lampris Retzius 1799
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Subg. †Lampris (Diatomoeca) Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Invalid names: Dasceles Jordan 1925 [synonym]
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G. †Babelichthys Davesne 2017
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†Babelichthys olneyi Davesne 2017
G. Lophotus Giorna 1809
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†Lophotes elami Arambourg 1943
†Lophotes lenis Danilt'chenko 1962
G. †Oligolophotes Bannikov 1999
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†Oligolophotes fragosus Bannikov 1999
Fm. †Veliferidae Bleeker 1859
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G. Velifer Temminck and Schlegel 1850
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†Velifer carosii Carnevale and Bannikov 2014
G. †Veronavelifer Bannikov 1990
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†Veronavelifer sorbinii Bannikov 1990
G. †Wettonius Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
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†Wettonius angeloi Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
Invalid names: Radiicephalidae [empty]
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Fm. †Leptolepididae Owen 1859
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G. †Leptolepis Agassiz 1832
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†Leptolepis africana Gardiner 1960
†Leptolepis bahiaensis Schaeffer 1947
†Leptolepis brodiei Agassiz 1845
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Invalid names: Leptolepis nanus Egerton 1845 [synonym], Megastoma apenninum Costa 1850 [synonym], Oxygonius tenuis Agassiz 1845 [synonym], Sarginites pygmaeus Costa 1850 [synonym]
†Leptolepis caudalis Agassiz 1843
†Leptolepis concentricus Egerton 1849
†Leptolepis contractus Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Leptolepis affinis Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Leptolepis bronni Agassiz 1832 [objective synonym], Leptolepis constrictus Egerton 1852 [synonym], Leptolepis pachystelus Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Leptolepis pronus Sauvage 1874 [synonym]
†Leptolepis crassus Agassiz 1839
†Leptolepis disjectus Woodward 1890
†Leptolepis dubius Blainville 1818
†Leptolepis gregarius Woodward 1895
†Leptolepis jaegeri Agassiz 1832
†Leptolepis koonwarri Waldman 1971
†Leptolepis longus Agassiz 1832
†Leptolepis lowei Woodward 1895
†Leptolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz 1834
†Leptolepis macrophthalmus Egerton 1853
†Leptolepis neocomiensis Bassani 1879
†Leptolepis neumayri Bassani 1879
†Leptolepis nevadensis David 1941
†Leptolepis normandica Nybelin 1962
†Leptolepis polyspondylus Agassiz 1834
†Leptolepis saltviciensis Simpson 1884
†Leptolepis sprattiformis Blainville 1818
†Leptolepis talbragarensis Woodward 1895
†Leptolepis tenellus Agassiz 1833
†Leptolepis voithii Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Ascalabos Münster 1839 [synonym], Megastoma Costa 1850 [synonym], Oxygonius Agassiz 1845 [synonym], Sarginites Costa 1850 [synonym], Tharsis Giebel 1848 [synonym]
G. †Longileptolepis Arratia 2003
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†Longileptolepis wiedenrothi Arratia and Thies 2001
Invalid names: Paraleptolepis Yabumoto 1994 [replaced]
G. †Lycoptera Müller 1847
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†Lycoptera davidi Sauvage 1880
†Lycoptera fuxinensis Zhang 2002
†Lycoptera middendorffi Muller 1848
†Lycoptera muroii Takai 1943
†Lycoptera sankeyushuensis Ma and Sun 1988
†Lycoptera sinensis Woodward 1901
†Lycoptera tokunagai Saito 1936
G. †Nephrotus Meyer 1928
G. †Leucichthyops Cockerell 1919
G. †Longdeichthys Liu 1982
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G. †Luisiella
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Invalid names: Lipogenyidae [empty]
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Superor. Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Chandlerichthys Grande 1986
G. †Joffrichthys Li and Wilson 1996
Or. Osteoglossiformes Berg 1940
G. †Shuleichthys Murray et al. 2010
Invalid names: Lycopteriformes [empty]
G. †Paralycoptera Chang and Chou 1977
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†Paralycoptera changi Ma and Sun 1988
Or. †Pediculati
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Invalid names: Aceratiidae [empty], Gigactinidae [empty]
Unr. †Percomorphacea Wiley and Johnson 2010
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G. †Acronuroides Bannikov et al. 2019
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†Acronuroides eocaenicus Bannikov et al. 2019
Fm. †Pietschellidae Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
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G. †Nickcaves Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
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†Nickcaves pterygocephalus Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
G. †Pietschellus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
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†Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
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Invalid names: Coridae [empty], Neolabridae [empty], Pharyngopilidae [empty], Sciaenoidea Gill 1872 [empty], Siphonognathidae [empty], Sparisomidae [empty]
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G. †Pholidorhynchodon Zambelli 1980
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†Pholidorhynchodon malzannii Zambelli 1980
Fm. †Archaeomaenidae Wade 1941
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G. †Gurvanichthys Jakovlev 1986
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†Gurvanichthys mongoliensis Jakovlev 1986
G. †Madariscus Wade 1941
Fm. †Eurycormidae Arratia 2017
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†Eurycormus grandis Woodward 1889
†Eurycormus speciosus Wagner 1863
G. †Grimmenichthys Konwert and Hörnig 2018
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†Grimmenichthys ansorgei Konwert and Hörnig 2018
Fm. †Ichthyokentemidae Griffith and Patterson 1963
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G. †Elpistoichthys Griffith 1977
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†Elpistoichthys pectinatus Griffith 1977
†Elpistoichthys striolatus Griffith 1977
G. †Luxembourgichthys Taverne and Steurbaut 2017
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Fm. †Pholidophoridae Woodward 1890
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G. †Annaichthys Arratia 2013
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G. †Archaeomaene Woodward 1895
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†Archaeomaene robustus Woodward 1895
†Archaeomaene tenuis Woodward 1895
G. †Ceneichthys Taverne and Capasso 2015
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†Ceneichthys zambellii Taverne and Capasso 2015
G. †Ceramurus Egerton 1845
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†Ceramurus macrocephalus Egerton 1845
G. †Eopholidophorus Zambelli 1989
G. †Knerichthys Arratia 2013
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†Knerichthys bronni Kner 1866
G. †Lombardichthys Arratia 2017
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†Lombardichthys gervasuttii Zambelli 1980
G. †Malingichthys Tintori et al. 2015
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†Malingichthys nimaiguensis Tintori et al. 2015
†Malingichthys wanfenglinensis Tintori et al. 2015
G. †Neopholidophoropsis Taverne 1981
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†Parapholidophorus caffii Airaghi 1908
†Parapholidophorus nybelini Zambelli 1975
G. †Pholidoctenus Zambelli 1978
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†Pholidoctenus serianus Zambelli 1978
G. †Pholidolepis Nybelin 1966
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†Pholidolepis dorsetensis Nybelin 1966
G. †Pholidophoretes Griffith 1977
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†Pholidophoretes salvus Griffith 1977
G. †Pholidophoroides Woodward 1941
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†Pholidophoroides limbata Agassiz 1833
G. †Pholidophoropsis Nybelin 1966
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†Pholidophoropsis caudalis Woodward 1895
†Pholidophoropsis maculata Nybelin 1966
G. †Pholidophorus Agassiz 1832
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†Pholidophorus angustus Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus australis Woodward 1908
†Pholidophorus barazzettii Bassani 1886
†Pholidophorus brevis Davies 1887
†Pholidophorus browni Broom 1913
†Pholidophorus dubius Woodward 1890
†Pholidophorus furcatus Agassiz 1833
†Pholidophorus gaudryi Sauvage 1892
†Pholidophorus germanicus Quenstedt 1858
†Pholidophorus gracilis Agassiz 1838
†Pholidophorus granulatus Egerton 1854
†Pholidophorus gregarius Woodward 1890
†Pholidophorus hartmanni Egerton 1843
†Pholidophorus higginsi Egerton 1854
†Pholidophorus intermedius Agassiz 1838
†Pholidophorus latimanus Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus latiusculus Agassiz 1832
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus deeckei de Zigno 1891 [synonym], Pholidophorus fusiformis Agassiz 1844 [synonym], Pholidophorus latiusculus pusillus Zambelli 1986 [objective synonym], Pholidophorus taramelli de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
†Pholidophorus latus Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus maximus Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus micronyx Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus microps Agassiz 1833
†Pholidophorus minor Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus nitidus Egerton 1854
†Pholidophorus onychius Agassiz 1837
†Pholidophorus ornatus Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus pachysomus Egerton 1852
†Pholidophorus pusillus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus knerii de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
†Pholidophorus radians Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus spaethi Taverne 1981
†Pholidophorus stricklandi Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus striolaris Agassiz 1843
†Pholidophorus taxis Agassiz 1834
†Pholidophorus uraeoides Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Microps Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
G. †Pseudopholidoctenus Arratia and Schultze 2024
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†Pseudopholidoctenus germanicus Arratia and Schultze 2024
G. †Zambellichthys Arratia 2013
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Invalid names: Pholidophorinae Zambelli 1986 [empty]
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G. †Gondwanapleuropholis Brito and Gallo 2002
G. †Pleuropholis Egerton 1858
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†Pleuropholis attenuata Morris 1854
†Pleuropholis attenuatus Egerton 1858
†Pleuropholis cinerosorum Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2016
†Pleuropholis crassicauda Egerton 1858
†Pleuropholis danielae Brito and Vullo 2023
†Pleuropholis formosa Woodward 1919
†Pleuropholis longicaudus Egerton 1858
†Pleuropholis serrata Egerton 1858
Invalid names: Catervariolidae [empty]
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Subor. †Cottoidei Agassiz 1835
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G. †Cottoideorum Unknown
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†Cottoideorum suspectus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Ctenopomichthys Whitley 1940
G. Eutrigla Fraser-Brunner 1938
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G. Hoplichthys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829
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†Hoplichthys gobiomorphus Schwarzhans 1985
†Hoplichthys multistriatus Grenfell 1984
G. †Praehoplichthys Schwarzhans 1980
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†Praehoplichthys pulcher Schwarzhans 1980
G. Neoplatycephalus Castelnau 1872
G. Notesthes Ogilby 1904
G. Ophiodon Girard 1854
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†Ophiodon ozymandias Jordan 1921
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G. Plectrogenium Gilbert 1905
G. Podothecus Gill 1861
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Invalid names: Ereuniidae [synonym]
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G. Trichodon Tilesius 1813
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†Trichodon obesus Schwarzhans 1980
Fm. Triglidae [sea robin]
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G. †Acanthatrigla Gaemers 1984
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†Acanthatrigla biangulata Gaemers 1984
G. †Aspitrigla Fowler 1925
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†Aspitrigla cuculus Linnaeus 1758
G. Chelidonichthys Kaup 1873
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G. Lepidotrigla Guenther 1860
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†Lepidotrigla cadenati Steurbaut 1984
†Lepidotrigla postdorsalis Steurbaut 1979
†Lepidotrigla selsiensis Stinton 1978
G. Peristedion Lacépède 1802
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†Peristedion jeanbegui Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Peristedion malarmat Lacépède 1801
G. Prionotus Lacépède 1802
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Prionotus carolinus Linnaeus 1771
†Prionotus evolans Linnaeus 1766
Prionotus gibbosus Casier 1966
G. Pterygotrigla Waite 1899
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†Pterygotrigla stewarti Schwarzhans 2019
G. Trigla Linnaeus 1758
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†Trigla licatae Sauvage 1870
†Trigla miocenicus Strashimirov 1981
†Trigla rhombica Heinrich 1969
G. †Triglidarum Risso 1826
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†Triglidarum parvulus Steurbaut 1979
†Triglidarum praeiatus Schwarzhans 2007
G. †Trigloides Van Beneden 1871
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†Trigloides dejardini Van Beneden 1871
G. Zaniolepis Girard 1857
Invalid names: Anoplopomatoidei [empty], Aploactinidae [empty], Bathylutichthyidae [empty], Bembridae [empty], Caracanthidae [empty], Congiopodidae [empty], Eschmeyeridae [empty], Eulophiidae [empty], Gnathanacanthidae [empty], Hexagrammoidei [empty], Jordaniidae [empty], Normanichthyidae [empty], Pataecidae [empty], Peristediidae [empty], Ptilichthyidae [empty], Scorpaenichthyidae [empty], Scytalinidae [empty], Zaniolepididae [empty]
+
+
Invalid names: Alabidae [empty]
Subor. Holostomi
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Invalid names: Amphipnoidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Flutidae [empty]
Unr. Teleocephala de Pinna 1996
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Unr. Clupeocephala Patterson and Rosen 1977
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G. †Beurlenichthys de Figueiredo and Gallo 2004
Superor. Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. †Ellimmichthyiformes Grande 1982
G. †Leufuichthys Gallo et al. 2011
G. †Ornategulum Forey 1973
G. †Ranulfoichthys Alvarado-Ortega 2014
G. †Scombroclupea Kner 1863
Unr. Euteleostei Rosen 1973
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G. †Avitosmerus Fielitz 2002
G. †Erichalcis Forey 1975
Superor. Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
G. †Santanasalmo Gallo et al. 2009
Superor. Scopelomorpha
Invalid names: Cyclosquamata [empty], Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty]
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Unr. Neoteleostei Rosen 1973
Superor. Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
Fm. †Xeneichthyidae Arratia and González-Rodríguez 2024
Fm. †Orthogonikleithridae Arratia 1987
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G. †Leptolepides Nybelin 1974
G. †Orthogonikleithrus Arratia 1987
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Unr. Clupei
Unr. Ostariophysi Jordan and Evermann 1896
Invalid names: Ostarioclupeomorpha [synonym], Otocephala [synonym]
G. †Teleosteorum Unknown
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†Teleosteorum pujoli Steurbaut 1984
G. †Todiltia Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Todiltia schoewei Dunkle 1942
G. †Tonghuaichthys Ma and Sun 1988
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†Tonghuaichthys sanyuanpuensis Ma and Sun 1988
Or. †Tselfatiiformes Nelson 1994
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G. †Eoplethodus Taverne 2000
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†Eoplethodus chaneti Taverne 2000
Fm. †Plethodidae Loomis 1900
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G. †Bananogmius Whitley 1940
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†Bananogmius aratus Cope 1877
†Bananogmius ellisensis Fielitz and Shimada 1999
†Bananogmius ornatus Woodward 1923
†Bananogmius zitteli Loomis 1900
Invalid names: Ananogmius White and Moy-Thomas 1940 [objective synonym], Anogmius Cope 1877 [replaced]
G. †Dixonanogmius Taverne 2000
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†Dixonanogmius birmanicus Taverne 1977
†Dixonanogmius dalmatius Bardack and Teller-Marshall 1980
G. †Niobrara
G. †Paranogmius Weiler 1935
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†Paranogmius doederleini Weiler 1935
G. †Pentanogmius Taverne 2000
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†Pentanogmius crieleyi Applegate 1970
†Pentanogmius evolutus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Anogmius polymicrodus Stewart 1898 [synonym], Beryx multidentatus Stewart 1898 [synonym], Beryx polymicrodus Stewart 1898 [synonym]
†Pentanogmius fritschi Shimada 2016
†Pentanogmius pentagon Woodward 1899
G. †Plethodus Dixon 1850
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†Plethodus expansus Dixon 1850
†Plethodus libycus Weiler 1935
†Plethodus oblongus Dixon 1850
G. †Rhamphoichthys El Hossny et al. 2023
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†Rhamphoichthys taxidiotis El Hossny et al. 2023
Invalid names: Protosphyraena minor Agassiz 1837 [nomen dubium], Protosphyraena stebbingi Woodward 1909 [nomen dubium]
G. †Tselfatia
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†Tselfatia formosa Arambourg 1943
G. †Zanclites
Invalid names: Bananogmiidae Applegate 1970 [synonym], Tselfatiidae Arambourg 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Protobramidae Le Danois and Le Danois 1964
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G. †Abisaadichthys Taverne and Gayet 2004
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†Abisaadichthys libanicus Taverne and Gayet 2004
G. †Protobrama Woodward 1942
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†Protobrama avus Woodward 1942
G. †Pseudanogmius Taverne 2002
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†Pseudanogmius maiseyi Taverne 2002
G. †Ypsiloichthys El Hossny and Cavin 2023
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†Ypsiloichthys sibelleae El Hossny and Cavin 2023
Invalid names: Amphiuma nordica Brunner 1956 [nomen dubium], Bathyclupeiformes [empty], Catosteomi Boulenger [empty], Malacopteri [empty], Opisthomi [empty], Osteossomorpha [empty], Polymyxiomorpha [empty], Stephanoberyciformes [empty], Xenopterygii [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Holocene or 433.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 427.4 Ma

Collections (3265 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic - Mesozoic538.8 - 66.0USA (washington) Phareodus sp. (236495)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Howella sp. (13001 13002)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Plectorhinchus diana (13897)
Spathian - Bithynian251.3 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Pholidophorus gregarius (131926)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis (236543 236544 236545 236546)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Pholidophorus barazzettii (117943 149323)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Pholidophorus sp. (139864) Ruedersdorfia berlinensis, Barschichthys ruedersdorfensis, Pseudopholidoctenus germanicus (138117)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China Marcopoloichthys ani (117939)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Pholidophorus sp. (111729)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Macruridarum sp. (212183)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain Parapholidophorus sp. (149853) Pholidophoridae indet. (148734 148735) Pholidophoriformes indet., Pholidophorus sp. (149852)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Nephrotus chorzowensis (149170)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland (Grisons) Marcopoloichthys furreri (172169)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland Marcopoloichthys furreri (117530 148847 153376 226429 226430 226431)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy Marcopoloichthys andreetti (182834)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland Prohalecites porroi (122020 122468)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Malingichthys wanfenglinensis, Malingichthys nimaiguensis (175087)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy Leptolepis sp., Pholidophorus porro (153401) Prohalecites sp., Prohalecites porroi (116568)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus sp. (46889)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Free State) Pholidophorus browni (220879) Pholidophorus sp. (220878)