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Teleocephala (disused)

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Teleocephala was named by de Pinna (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Teleostei by Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Teleocephala de Pinna
2016Teleocephala Nelson et al. p. 132
2019Teleocephala Ebersole et al. p. 156
2024Teleocephala Ebersole et al. p. 13
2025Teleocephala Cicimurri et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996

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. Teleocephala de Pinna 1996
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available