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Semionotiformes

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Semionotiformes Arambourg and Bertin p. 2174
1981Semionotiformes Thurmond and Jones p. 82
1988Semionotiformes Case and Schwimmer p. 297
1996Semionotiformes Tintori p. 169
1999Semionotiformes Goodwin et al. p. 732
1999Semionotiformes Thies and Herzog p. 145
2002Semionotiformes Delsate et al. p. 32
2002Semionotiformes Sepkoski
2004Semionotiformes Bürgin p. 240
2004Semionotiformes Heckert p. 80
2007Semionotiformes López-Arbarello and Codorniú
2008Semionotiformes Lombardo and Tintori p. 131
2011Semionotiformes Long p. 242
2011Semionotiformes López-Arbarello et al. p. 27
2012Semionotiformes López-Arbarello
2015Semionotiformes Arratia p. 43
2016Semionotiformes Nelson et al. p. 123
2019Semionotiformes López-Arbarello et al. p. 4

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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)
orderSemionotiformes
orderSemionotiformes

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.

Or. †Semionotiformes Arambourg and Bertin 1958
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G. †Alleiolepis Heller 1953
G. †Allelepidotus Fric 1906
G. †Aphelolepis Heller 1953
Fm. †Callipurbeckiidae López-Arbarello 2012
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G. †Callipurbeckia López-Arbarello 2012
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Callipurbeckia minor Agassiz 1833
Callipurbeckia notopterus Agassiz 1835
Callipurbeckia tendaguruensis Arratia and Schultze 1999
G. †Macrosemimimus Schroder et al. 2012
G. †Occitanichthys Lopez-Arbarello and Wencker 2016
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Occitanichthys canjuersensis Lopez-Arbarello and Wencker 2016
G. †Paralepidotus Stolley 1919
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Paralepidotus ornatus Agassiz 1832
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Invalid names: Colobodus elongatus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1905 [synonym], Heterolepidotus parvulus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1905 [synonym], Lepidotus acutirostris Costa 1853 [synonym], Lepidotus spinifer Bellotti 1857 [synonym], Lepidotus triumplinorum de Zigno 1891 [synonym], Semionotus curtulus Costa 1853 [synonym]
G. †Semiolepis Lombardo and Tintori 2008
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Semiolepis brembanus Lombardo and Tintori 2008
G. †Tlayuamichin López-Arbarello and Alvarado-Ortega 2011
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Tlayuamichin itztli López-Arbarello and Alvarado-Ortega 2011
G. †Corunegenys Wade 1942
G. †Enigmatichthys Wade 1935
G. †Heterostrophus Wagner 1859
G. †Lophionotus Gibson 2013
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Lophionotus chinleana Gibson 2013
Lophionotus kanabensis Gibson 2013
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Invalid names: Semionotus kanabensis Schaeffer and Dunkle 1950 [objective synonym]
Lophionotus sanjuanensis Gibson 2013
Fm. †Macrosemiidae Thiollière 1858
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G. †Agoultichthys Murray and Wilson 2009
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Agoultichthys chattertoni Murray and Wilson 2009
G. †Eosemionotus Stolley 1919
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Eosemionotus ceresiensis Bürgin 2004
Eosemionotus diskosomus López-Arbarello et al. 2019
Eosemionotus minutus López-Arbarello et al. 2019
Eosemionotus ratumensis Diependaal et al. 2024
Eosemionotus sceltrichensis López-Arbarello et al. 2019
Eosemionotus vogeli Fritsch 1906
G. †Histionotus Egerton 1854
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Histionotus angularis Egerton 1854
Histionotus falsani Thiollière 1873
Histionotus oberndorferi Wagner 1863
G. †Legnonotus Egerton 1854
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Legnonotus cothamensis Egerton 1854
Legnonotus krambergeri Bartram 1977
Legnonotus obtusus Tintori and Renesto 1983
G. †Macrosemiocotzus González-Rodríguez et al. 2004
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Macrosemiocotzus americanus González-Rodríguez et al. 2004
G. †Macrosemius Agassiz 1834
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Macrosemius andrewsi Woodward 1895
Macrosemius dumortieri Thiollière 1873
Macrosemius fourneti Thiollière 1854
Macrosemius pectoralis Sauvage 1883
Macrosemius rostratus Agassiz 1834
G. †Notagogus Agassiz 1833
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Notagogus denticulatus Agassiz 1834
Notagogus latior Agassiz 1833
Notagogus novomundi González-Rodríguez and Reynoso 2004
Notagogus pentlandi Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Blenniomoeus brevicauda Costa 1853 [synonym], Blenniomoeus longicauda Costa 1850 [synonym], Blenniomoeus maior Costa 1856 [synonym], Lepidotus exiguus Costa 1857 [synonym], Notagogus crassicauda Costa 1864 [synonym], Notagogus erythrolepis Costa 1853 [synonym], Notagogus gracilis Costa 1864 [synonym], Notagogus minor Costa 1853 [synonym]
Notagogus zieteni Agassiz 1833
Invalid names: Blenniomoeus Costa 1850 [synonym], Calignathus Costa 1856 [synonym], Pachyodon Costa 1856 [synonym]
G. †Propterus Agassiz 1834
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Propterus microstomus Agassiz 1834
Propterus scacchii Costa 1853
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Invalid names: Rhynchoncodes macrocephalus Costa 1854 [synonym]
Propterus serratus Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Rhynchoncodes Costa 1850 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eosemionotidae Bürgin et al. 1991 [synonym]
G. †Orthurus Kner 1866
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Orthurus sturii Kner 1866
G. †Pericentrophorus Jorg 1969
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G. †Plesiolepidotus Schlosser 1923
G. †Prionopleurus Fischer de Waldheim 1852
Fm. †Semionotidae Woodward 1890
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G. †Acentrophorus Traquair 1877
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Acentrophorus altus Kirkby 1864
Acentrophorus chicopensis Newberry 1888
Acentrophorus glaphyrus Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Acentrophorus abbsii Kirkby 1862 [synonym]
Acentrophorus robustus Brandt 2021
Acentrophorus varians Kirkby 1862
G. †Aetheolepis Woodward 1895
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Aetheolepis mirabilis Woodward 1895
G. †Aphnelepis Woodward 1895
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Aphnelepis australis Woodward 1895
G. †Archaeolepidotus Accordi 1956
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G. †Hemicalypterus Schaeffer 1967
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Hemicalypterus weiri Schaeffer 1967
G. †Pristisomus Woodward 1890
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Pristisomus crassus Woodward 1890
Pristisomus gracilis Woodward 1890
Pristisomus latus Woodward 1890
G. †Sargodon Plieninger 1847
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Sargodon cuneus Henry 1876
Sargodon incisivus Henry 1876
Sargodon tomicus Plieninger 1847
G. †Semionotus Agassiz 1832
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Palaeoniscus agassizii Redfield 1841
Semionotus agassizii Redfield 1841
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Invalid names: Semionotus marshii Newberry 1888 [synonym]
Semionotus australis Woodward 1890
Semionotus beardmori Smith 1900
Semionotus bergeri Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Palaeoniscum arenaceum Berger 1832 [synonym], Semionotus elongatus Fraas 1861 [objective synonym], Semionotus esox Berger 1843 [synonym], Semionotus spixi Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
Semionotus braunii Newberry 1888
Semionotus capensis Woodward 1888
Semionotus elegans Newberry 1888
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Invalid names: Semionotus lenticularis Newberry 1888 [synonym], Semionotus modestus Newberry 1888 [synonym]
Semionotus formosus Woodward 1908
Semionotus fultus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Ischypterus macropterus Newberry 1888 [synonym]
Semionotus gigas Newberry 1888
Semionotus howelli Bock 1959
Semionotus kapffi Fraas 1861
Semionotus lineatus Newberry 1888
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Invalid names: Semionotus alatus Newberry 1886 [synonym]
Semionotus micropterus Newberry 1888
Semionotus minutus Newberry 1888
Semionotus normanniae Larsonneur 1964
Semionotus ovatus Redfield 1841
Semionotus parvus Redfield 1888
Semionotus robustus Newberry 1888
Semionotus tenuis Woodward 1890
Invalid names: Ischypterus Egerton 1847 [synonym], Semionotus gibbus Seebach 1866 [nomen nudum], Semionotus leptocephalus Agassiz 1833 [nomen dubium], Semionotus metcalfi Swinnerton 1928 [nomen dubium], Semionotus nilssoni Agassiz 1837 [nomen dubium], Semionotus trotti Bellotti 1857 [nomen dubium]
G. †Tetragonolepis Bronn 1830
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Tetragonolepis bouei Agassiz 1833
Tetragonolepis confluens Agassiz 1835
Tetragonolepis discus Egerton 1853
Tetragonolepis drosera Egerton 1853
Tetragonolepis leachi Agassiz 1833
Tetragonolepis leiosomus Agassiz 1836
Tetragonolepis monilifer Agassiz 1836
Tetragonolepis obscurus Münster 1841
Tetragonolepis oldhami Egerton 1878
Tetragonolepis ovalis Agassiz 1834
Tetragonolepis pustulatus Agassiz 1836
Tetragonolepis speciosus Agassiz 1835
Invalid names: Homoeolepis Wagner 1860 [synonym], Pleurolepis Quenstedt 1852 [synonym]
G. †Tianfuichthys Su 1996
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Invalid names: Lepidotidae Owen 1860 [synonym], Semionotus serratus Fraas 1861 [nomen dubium]
Subor. †Semionotoidei
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Invalid names: Hadrodontidae Thurmond and Jones 1981 [empty]
G. †Serrolepis Quenstedt 1852
G. †Sinosemionotus Yuan and Koh 1936
Fm. †Tungusichthyidae Berg 1941
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G. †Tungusichthys Berg 1941
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Tungusichthys derjugini Sytchevskaya 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 272.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (312 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Udmurtia) Acentrophorus sp., Acentrophorus varians (187322)
Late/Upper Kazanian272.5 - 268.0Russian Federation Acentrophorus varians (197540)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Acentrophorus varians (109484 197598 197601 198777)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (Durham) Acentrophorus altus (232568) Acentrophorus glaphyurus (131707 131709) Palaeoniscus glaphyrus (130868)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Acentrophorus glaphyurus (131704) Acentrophorus varians (131701) Acentrophorus varians, Acentrophorus abbsi (131700 131702)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Acentrophorus glaphyurus (130273 130276)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Italy (Trentino Alto Adige) Acentrophorus robustus (232567)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Palaeoniscus glaphyrus (90263 90264 90265 90266 90267 90268 90270 90273) Palaeoniscus varians, Palaeoniscus abbsii (122376)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Archaeolepidotus leonardii (116442)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Italy (Trentino Alto-Adige) Archaeolepidotus leonardii (90275)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) Lepidotes sp. (80283) Macrosemiocotzus americanus (136733) Notagogus novomundi (133545 133991)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (Idaho) Semionotidae indet. (227195)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Semionotidae indet. (67225)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Er Rachida) Agoultichthys chattertoni (120457)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Meknes-Tafilalet) Agoultichthys chattertoni (136753)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Lepidotidae indet. (58164)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Semionotiformes indet. (229870)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Holostei indet. (36725)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Rajasthan) Semionotidae indet. (93028)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Semionotiformes indet. (190346)