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Pingolepidae

Osteichthyes - Pingolepidae

Taxonomy
Pingolepidae was named by Chang and Chou (1974). Its type is Pingolepis.

It was assigned to Halecomorphi by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Pingolepis (type genus)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Pingolepidae Chang and Chou
2019Pingolepidae van der Laan p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
familyPingolepidaeChang and Chou 1974
familyPingolepidaeChang and Chou 1974

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.

Fm. †Pingolepidae Chang and Chou 1974
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G. †Pingolepis Chang and Chou 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available