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Neoteleostei

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Neoteleostei was named by Rosen (1973). It is extant.

It was assigned to Teleostei by Nolf and Dockery (1990), Arratia and Chorn (1998); to Euteleosteii by Forey et al. (2003); and to Euteleosteomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013), van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Ateleopodia, Ateleopodiformes, Eurypterygia, Thaumaturidae, Tomognathidae
Sister taxa
Ateleopodia, Eurypterygia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Neoteleostei Rosen
1990Neoteleostei Nolf and Dockery III p. 6
1998Neoteleostei Arratia and Chorn
2003Neoteleostei Forey et al. p. 229
2013Neoteleostei Betancur et al.
2019Neoteleostei van der Laan p. 69

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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
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—NeoteleosteiRosen 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. Neoteleostei Rosen 1973
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Or. Ateleopodiformes [jellynose fish]
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Fm. Ateleopodidae Bonaparte 1850
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G. Ateleopus Agassiz 1846
Unr. Eurypterygia Rosen 1973
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Or. Alepisauriformes Regan 1911
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†Lestidiops sphekodes Sauvage 1870
Fm. †Cheirothricidae Woodward 1901
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G. †Cheirothrix Pictet and Humbert 1866
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†Cheirothrix guestphalicus Schlüter 1868
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Invalid names: Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
†Cheirothrix lewisii Davis 1887
†Cheirothrix libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
Invalid names: Megapus Schlüter 1868 [synonym], Megistopus Landois 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cheirothrix Pictet and Humbert 1866 [valid]
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Unr. Acanthomorphata Rosen 1973
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Superfm. †Aipichthyoidea Patterson 1964
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G. †Errachidia Murray and Wilson 2014
G. †Freigichthys Otero 1997
G. †Homalopagus Murray and Wilson 2014
Fm. †Asineopidae Cope 1877
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G. †Asineops Cope 1870
Fm. †Bajaichthyidae Bannikov and Sorbini 2014
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G. †Bajaichthys Sorbini 1983
Or. †Ctenothrissiformes Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Aulolepidae Patterson 1964
G. †Dalgoichthys González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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†Dalgoichthys tropicalis González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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Or. Lampridiformes Olney et al. 1993
G. †Oncolepis Bassani 1898
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†Oncolepis isseli Bassani 1897
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Invalid names: Percopsaria [empty]
Fm. †Pateropercidae Gaudant 1978
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G. †Pateroperca Woodward 1942
Fm. †Pattersonichthyidae Gaudant 1976
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G. †Pattersonichthys Goody 1969
Superor. Polymixiacea
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Invalid names: Polymixiformes [empty]
G. †Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko 1960
G. †Spinocaudichthys Filleul and Dutheil 2001
G. †Xiphopterus Agassiz 1835
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†Xiphopterus falcatus Volta 1796
Invalid names: Euacanthomorphacea [empty]
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Or. Myctophiformes Regan 1911
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Fm. Myctophidae Gill 1893 [lanternfish]
Fm. †Sardinioididae Goody 1969
G. †Sardinius von der Marck 1858
Invalid names: Synodontoidei [empty]
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Or. Aulopiformes Rosen 1973
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G. †Acrognathus Agassiz 1836
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†Acrognathus boops Agassiz 1837
†Acrognathus dodgei Hay 1903
†Acrognathus libanicus Woodward 1901
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Superfm. †Alepisauroidea Davis 2010
G. †Aspidopleurus Pictet and Humbert 1866
Fm. Chlorophthalmidae Jordan 1923
Fm. †Polymerichthyidae Uyeno 1967
Invalid names: Aspidopleuridae Alvarado-Ortega and Porras-Múzquiz 2012 [empty], Bathysauridae [empty], Giganturidae [empty], Ipnopidae [empty], Notosudidae [empty]
Subor. Aulopoidei
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Fm. Aulopidae Cope 1872
Subor. Enchodontoidei Berg 1937
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Fm. †Eurypholidae Goody 1969
G. †Serrilepis Chalifa 1989
G. †Spinascutichthys Murray et al. 2022
G. †Yabrudichthys Chalifa 1989
Invalid names: Anotopteridae [empty], Chauliodontidae [empty], Gonostomidae [empty], Idiacanthidae [empty], Maurolicidae [empty], Serrilepidae Chalifa 1989 [empty], Stylophthalmidae [empty]
Subor. †Halecoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Halecidae Agassiz 1834
Subor. †Ichthyotringoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Apateopholidae Goody 1969
Fm. †Dercetidae Cope
Fm. †Ichthyotringidae Jordan 1905
G. †Ursichthys Newbrey and Konishi 2015
Fm. †Nardorexidae Taverne 2004
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G. †Nardorex Taverne 2004
G. Notolepis Dollo 1908
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G. †Drimys Jordan 1925
Subfm. †Holosteinae Prokofiev 2005
G. †Paralepididarum Unknown
G. Paralepis Cuvier 1816
Fm. Paraulopidae Sato and Nakabo 2002
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G. †Paraulopus Sato and Nakabo 2002
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G. Benthalbella Zugmayer 1911
†Scopelarchidae nolfi Steurbaut 1982
G. †Scopelarchoides Parr 1929
G. Scopelarchus Alcock 1896
Fm. †Synodidae
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G. †Argillichthys Casier 1966
Invalid names: Bathysauroididae [empty], Lestidiidae [empty], Paraulopoidei [empty], Pseudotrichonotidae [empty]
Invalid names: Aulopa [empty], Cheirothricidae Woodward 1901 [empty]
Fm. †Thaumaturidae Voigt 1934
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G. †Thaumaturus Reuss 1844
Fm. Tomognathidae Jordan 1923
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G. †Tomognathus Agassiz 1850
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†Tomognathus leiodus Dixon 1850
†Tomognathus mordax Dixon 1850
Invalid names: Ateleopodia [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 125.77000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (796 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Teruel) Alepisauroidei indet. (91420)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Benthesikyme sp. (212878)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico (Chiapas) Alepisauriformes indet., Saurorhamphus sp., Enchodontidae indet. (68835)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Equatorial Guinea Enchodus sp. (129869)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Texas) Enchodus sp. (14408)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Enchodus sp. (27613)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Dalgoichthys tropicalis, Acanthomorpha indet., Dercetidae indet., Ichthyotringidae indet., Enchodus zipapanensis (135815)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Brazil Enchodus longipectoralis (195791)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Dercetidae indet., Apateodus sp. (32314)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Leptotrachelus elongatus, Apateodus striatus (159610)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Enchodontidae indet. (67225)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya (Awbari) Enchodontidae indet. (45725)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Venezuela (Trujillo) Enchodontidae indet. (176561)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arkansas) Enchodus petrosus (223862)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Souss-Massa) Spinocaudichthys oumtkoutensis (133582)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Enchodus sp. (77232)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Palestine Saurorhamphus judeaensis, Serrilepis longidens, Yabrudichthys striatus, Rhynchodercetis gracilis, Dercetoides venator, Enchodus brevis (11804)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Matruh) Enchodus sp. A, Enchodus sp. B (84550)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Chiapas) Saurorhamphus sp., Unicachichthys multidentata, Enchodus sp., Enchodus sp. 2, Enchodus sp. 1, Dagon avendanoi, Vegrandichthys coitecus (192074)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Enchodontidae indet. (200123) Enchodus sp. (22679 241725)