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Euteleostei

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Euteleostei Rosen
1988Euteleostei Grande
1990Euteleostei Nolf and Dockery III p. 5
1996Euteleostei Murray p. 642
2014Euteleostei Bannikov p. 26
2016Euteleostei Nelson et al. p. 241
2024Eutelostei Ebersole et al. p. 13
2025Euteleostei Cicimurri et al. p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
EuteleosteiRosen 1973

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. Euteleostei Rosen 1973
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G. †Avitosmerus Fielitz 2002
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Avitosmerus canadensis Fielitz 2002
Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
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G. †Pronotacanthus Woodward 1901
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G. †Protostomias Arambourg 1933
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Protostomias maroccanus Arambourg 1943
G. †Santanasalmo Gallo et al. 2009
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Santanasalmo elegans Gallo et al. 2009
Invalid names: Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty], Scopelomorpha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Rupelian or 100.50000 to 27.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Euteleostei indet. (135815)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Protostomias maroccanus (214600)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. U-4 (14385)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Avitosmerus canadensis (220881) Euteleostei indet., Avitosmerus canadensis (220907)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. HvB (14414)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Argentina (Neuquén) Osteichthyes indet. (49415)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Anguilla sahelalmae (221157)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. U-4 (181388)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. BvE (75836)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Euteleostei indet. RvB (144500 192242)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Euteleostei indet. RvB (14519)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Pronotacanthus sahelalmae (50344)