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Euteleostei
Taxonomy
Euteleostei was named by Rosen (1973) [possibly 1974]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Teleostei by Grande (1988), Murray (1996), Bannikov (2014); and to Clupeocephala by Nolf and Dockery (1990), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Teleostei by Grande (1988), Murray (1996), Bannikov (2014); and to Clupeocephala by Nolf and Dockery (1990), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Euteleostei Rosen |
| 1988 | Euteleostei Grande |
| 1990 | Euteleostei Nolf and Dockery III p. 5 |
| 1996 | Euteleostei Murray p. 642 |
| 2014 | Euteleostei Bannikov p. 26 |
| 2016 | Euteleostei Nelson et al. p. 241 |
| 2024 | Eutelostei Ebersole et al. p. 13 |
| 2025 | Euteleostei Cicimurri et al. p. 81 |
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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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Superor. Acanthopterygii
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G. †Caprosimilis Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
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†Caprosimilis carpathicus Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
Or. Cataphracti Jordan 1963
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Unr. Cottiformes
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Invalid names: Abyssocottidae [empty], Ascelichthyidae [empty], Aspidophoroididae [empty], Blepsiidae [empty], Comephoridae [empty], Cottocomerphoridae [empty], Hemitripteridae [empty], Icelidae [empty], Neophrynichthyidae [empty], Synchridae [empty]
Unr. Hexagrammiformes
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Invalid names: Anoplopomidae [empty], Erilepidae [empty], Oxylebiidae [empty]
Invalid names: Platycephaliformes Jordan 1963 [empty], Trigliformes [empty]
Or. †Labyrinthici
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Invalid names: Cirrhitoidei [empty], Helostomidae [empty], Luciocephalidae [empty], Ophicephalidae [empty], Polyacanthidae [empty]
G. †Pepemkay Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2013
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†Pepemkay maya Alvarado-Ortega and Than-Marchese 2013
Unr. Percomorpha
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G. †Prevolitans
G. †Kelemejtubus Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
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†Kelemejtubus castroi Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
G. †Nardoichthys Sorbini and Bannikov 1992
Unr. Ovalentaria Smith and Near 2012
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G. †Cylindracanthus Leidy 1856
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†Cylindracanthus acus Cope 1870
†Cylindracanthus bisulcatus Arambourg and Joleaud 1943
†Cylindracanthus gigas Woodward 1888
†Cylindracanthus isnusris Udovichenko and Nessov 1987
†Cylindracanthus ornatus Leidy 1856
†Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843
Or. Istiophoriformes
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Fm. Istiophoridae
Fm. Sphyraenidae [barracuda]
Fm. Xiphiidae Swainson 1839 [sword fish]
Unr. Trachiniformes
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Fm. Ammodytidae
Fm. Champsodontidae
Fm. Leptoscopidae
Fm. Trachinidae
Invalid names: Cheimarrhichthyidae [empty], Trichonotidae [empty]
Invalid names: Gobiesociformes [empty], Grammatidae [empty], Moroniformes [empty], Scombrolabraciformes [empty]
Invalid names: Ophidiida [empty], Pelagia Miya et al. 2013 [empty]
Invalid names: Aulostomi Cuvier [empty], Cetomimiformes [empty], Euacanthopterygii Johnson and Patterson 1993 [empty], Hypostomides [empty], Xenoberyces [empty], Zeoidei [empty]
Superor. Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. †Anacanthini
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G. †Macruridarum Koken
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†Macruridarum acuminatus Weiler 1943
†Macruridarum ovalis Weiler 1943
†Macruridarum singularis Koken 1891
Invalid names: Eretmophoridae [empty], Macrouroididae [empty], Ophidioidea [empty]
Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
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Superor. Scopelomorpha
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Or. †Ctenothrissiformes Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Aulolepidae Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Ctenothrissidae
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G. †Ctenothrissa Woodward 1899
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†Ctenothrissa microcephala Agassiz 1837
†Ctenothrissa radians Agassiz 1837
†Ctenothrissa signifer Hay 1903
G. †Heterothrissa
G. †Humilichthys
G. †Phoenicolepis
Invalid names: Cyclosquamata [empty], Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Holocene or 419.62000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 413.02 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 413.02 Ma
Collections (908 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lochkovian | Czech Republic | Plectorhinchus diana (13897) | |
| Ladinian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Macruridarum sp. (212183) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | France (Drôme) | Solea sp. (75576) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Euteleostei indet. (135815) | |
| Middle Albian | Canada (Nunavut) | Erichalcis conspicua (117995) | |
| Middle Albian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Erichalcis arcta (94490) | |
| Cenomanian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Sparidae indet. (67225) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Mexico (Chiapas) | Pepemkay maya, Choichix alvaradoi (192074) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Cylindracanthus cretaceus (77232) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy | Protostomias maroccanus (214600) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Spain (Asturias) | Cylindracanthus sp. (98396) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Acanthophoria libanica (221161) Beryx ovalis (216596) Beryx vexillifer (221186 221227) Ctenothrissa signifer (221229) Ctenothrissa vexillifer (221230) Pateroperca libanica (221233) Pattersonichthys delicatus (127467) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon | Gigapteryx tethyestris (124426) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Ctenothrissa radians (222437 222438 222446 227635 227990 227991) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Euteleostei indet. U-4 (14385) | |
| Cenomanian - Turonian | United Kingdom (England) | Aulolepis typus, Ctenothrissa radians (238510) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Niger (Zinder) | Cylindracanthus bisulcatus (75235 75259) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Avitosmerus canadensis (220881) Euteleostei indet., Avitosmerus canadensis (220907) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | United Kingdom (England) | Ctenothrissa sp. (4071) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Kansas) | Cylindracanthus sp. (213385) | |