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Macropetalichthyiformes
Taxonomy
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by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2019 | Macropetalichthyiformes van der Laan p. 28 |
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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.
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Fm. †Macropetalichthyidae Eastman 1898
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G. †Guangxipetalichthys Ji and Pan 1997
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†Guangxipetalichthys bobaiensis Ji and Pan 1997
†Guangxipetalichthys tiaomajianensis Ji and Pan 1997
G. †Heintzaspis Strand 1932
G. †Lunaspis Broili 1929
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†Lunaspis broilii Gross 1937
†Lunaspis heroldi Broili 1929
†Lunaspis pruemiensis Kayser 1880
G. †Macropetalichthys Norwood and Owen 1846
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†Macropetalichthys agassizi Meyer 1846
†Macropetalichthys pelmensis Hennig 1907
†Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis Norwood and Owen 1846
†Macropetalichthys sullivanti Newberry 1857
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Invalid names: Agassichthys manni Newberry 1857 [synonym]
G. †Pampetalichthys Zhu 2000
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†Pampetalichthys longhuaensis Zhu 2000
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Invalid names: Holopetalichthys longhuaensis Zhu and Wang 1996 [replaced]
Invalid names: Heintzaspidae Strand 1942 [synonym]
Fm. †Quasipetalichthyidae Liu 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.62000 to 372.15000 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lochkovian | China (Yunnan) | Pauropetalichthys magnoculus (162781) | |
| Pragian | China | Pampetalichthys sp. (238849) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | Lunaspis heroldi, Lunaspis broilii (26904) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | China | Holopetalichthys longhuaensis (238387) | |
| Emsian | China (Guizhou) | Sinopetalichthys kueiyangensis (238876) | |
| Emsian | Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) | Wijdeaspis arctica (196699) | |
| Emsian | Australia (Victoria) | Wijdeaspis warrooensis (239063) | |
| Emsian | Australia (New South Wales) | Notopetalichthys hillsi (238657) Wijdeaspis warrooensis (233190) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Russian Federation | Wijdeaspis arctica (239066) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Canada (Nunavut) | Ellopetalichthys scheii (238126) | |
| Eifelian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Wijdeaspis arctica (239065) | |
| Eifelian | USA (Michigan) | Macropetalichthys sp. (238768) | |
| Eifelian | USA (Indiana) | Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis (238500) | |
| Middle Devonian | USA (Ohio) | Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis (14220) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | China (Guangxi) | Guangxipetalichthys bobaiensis (238314) | |
| Givetian | USA (Michigan) | Macropetalichthys sp. (238767 238769) | |
| Givetian - Frasnian | China (Hunan) | Quasipetalichthys haikouensis, Guangxipetalichthys tiaomajianensis (233242) | |
| Frasnian | Germany | Epipetalichthys wildungensis (233181) |