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Osteoglossomorpha
Taxonomy
Osteoglossomorpha was named by Greenwood et al. (1966). It is extant.
It was assigned to Teleostei by Nelson (2006); to Teleostei by Guo-Qing and Wilson (1994), Li et al. (1997), Newbrey and Bozek (2000), Bogan et al. (2010), Murray et al. (2010), Bannikov (2014); and to Osteoglossocephala by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Teleostei by Nelson (2006); to Teleostei by Guo-Qing and Wilson (1994), Li et al. (1997), Newbrey and Bozek (2000), Bogan et al. (2010), Murray et al. (2010), Bannikov (2014); and to Osteoglossocephala by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. p. 351 |
| 1994 | Osteoglossomorpha Guo-Qing and Wilson |
| 1997 | Osteoglossomorpha Li et al. |
| 2000 | Osteoglossomorpha Newbrey and Bozek p. 13 |
| 2006 | Osteoglossomorpha Nelson |
| 2010 | Osteoglossomorpha Bogan et al. p. 165 |
| 2010 | Osteoglossomorpha Murray et al. |
| 2013 | Osteoglossomorpha Betancur et al. |
| 2014 | Osteoglossomorpha Bannikov p. 25 |
| 2016 | Osteoglossomorpha Nelson et al. p. 153 |
| 2019 | Osteoglossomorpha Ebersole et al. p. 164 |
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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.
Superor. Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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Or. Hiodontiformes
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Fm. Hiodontidae Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846
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G. Hiodon Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
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Hiodon alosoides Rafinesque 1819
†Hiodon consteniorum Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
G. †Joffrichthys Li and Wilson 1996
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†Joffrichthys symmetropterus Li and Wilson 1996
†Joffrichthys tanyourus Murray et al. 2018
†Joffrichthys triangulpterus Newbrey and Bozek 2000
Or. Osteoglossiformes Berg 1940
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Fm. Arapaimidae
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Fm. †Lycopteridae
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G. †Aokiichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Aokiichthys changae Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys otai Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys praedorsalis Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys toriyamai Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys uyenoi Yabumoto 1994
G. †Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
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†Yungkangichthys hsitanensis Chang and Chou 1974
†Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto 1994
Fm. Notopteridae [knifefish]
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G. †Notopteridarum
Invalid names: Notopterinae [empty], Xenomystinae [empty]
G. †Opsithrissops Daniltshenko 1968
Fm. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte 1832 [arowana]
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G. Heterotis Rüppell 1828 [African arowana]
G. †Osteoglossidarum
Subfm. Osteoglossinae Nelson 1968
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G. †Phareodus Leidy 1873
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†Phareodus acutus Leidy 1873
†Phareodus encaustus Cope 1871
†Phareodus testis Cope 1877
G. †Singida Greenwood and Patterson 1967
G. †Scleropages Gunther 1864
Invalid names: Heterodontinae [empty], Heterotidinae Nelson 1968 [empty]
Fm. †Wakinoichthiidae Yabumoto 1994
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G. †Wakinoichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Wakinoichthys aokii Yabumoto 1994
†Wakinoichthys robustus Yabumoto 1994
Invalid names: Mormyridae [empty], Saurocephalidae [empty]
Invalid names: Lycopteriformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma
Collections (160 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bathonian | Morocco (Figuig) | Osteoglossiformes indet. (176120) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian | Morocco (Figuig) | Osteoglossiformes indet. (204918 204936) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian | Morocco (Oriental) | Osteoglossiformes indet. (45726) | |
| Berriasian - Valanginian | China (Shandong) | Tanichthys ningjiagouensis (47070) | |
| Neocomian | Japan (Fukuoka) | Aokiichthys sp., Aokiichthys toriyamai, Aokiichthys changae, Aokiichthys otai, Aokiichthys uyenoi, Aokiichthys praedorsalis (145243) Wakinoichthys aokii (145246) Wakinoichthys aokii, Wakinoichthys robustus (145244) Yungkangichthys macrodon, Wakinoichthys aokii (145245) | |
| Cretaceous | China | Xixiaichthys tongxiensis (117997) | |
| Cretaceous | China (NingXia) | Tongxinichthys microdus (119465) | |
| Barremian | Japan (Ishikawa) | Osteoglossidae indet. (32324) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | China (Liaoning) | Changichthys dalinghensis (126448) | |
| Aptian | China (Gansu) | Shuleichthys brachypteryx (135813) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | South Korea (Kyongsangnam-do) | Wakinoichthys aokii (144935) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Alaska) | Chandlerichthys strickeri (84475) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Canada (Nunavut) | Osteoglossomorpha indet. (45559) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Capassopiscis pankowskii, Petersichthys libanicus, Pankowskipiscis haqelensis, Palaeopantodon vandersypeni (221948) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon | Prognathoglossum kalassyi (221170) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Hiodontidae indet. (14385) | |
| Cenomanian - Turonian | United Kingdom (England) | Saurocephalidae indet. (238510) | |
| Cenomanian - Campanian | Tanzania (Mbeya) | Osteoglossomorpha indet. (46888 100215) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Canada (Alberta) | Hiodontidae indet., Wilsonichthys sp. (14425 14426 14428 190345) Wilsonichthys sp. (190344) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Utah) | Hiodontidae indet. (75836) | |