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Elopidae
Taxonomy
Elopidae was named by Bonaparte (1846). It is extant. Its type is Elops.
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Isospondyli by Jordan (1921); to Clupeoidei by Estes (1964); to Clupeoidea by Casier (1966); to Elopoidea by Jordan (1963), Applegate (1970); to Elopoidei by Forey (1973), Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Teleostei by Friedman et al. (2010); and to Elopiformes by Estes and Berberian (1970), Purdy et al. (2001), Peng et al. (2001), Forey et al. (2003), Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Isospondyli by Jordan (1921); to Clupeoidei by Estes (1964); to Clupeoidea by Casier (1966); to Elopoidea by Jordan (1963), Applegate (1970); to Elopoidei by Forey (1973), Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Teleostei by Friedman et al. (2010); and to Elopiformes by Estes and Berberian (1970), Purdy et al. (2001), Peng et al. (2001), Forey et al. (2003), Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2004-11-10; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-09-02
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1846 | Elopidae Bonaparte |
| 1901 | Elopidae Woodward p. 7 |
| 1921 | Elopidae Jordan p. 242 |
| 1963 | Elopidae Jordan p. 617 |
| 1964 | Elopidae Estes p. 48 |
| 1966 | Elopidae Casier p. 117 |
| 1970 | Elopidae Applegate p. 405 |
| 1970 | Elopidae Estes and Berberian p. 3 |
| 1973 | Elopidae Forey p. 7 |
| 1981 | Elopidae Thurmond and Jones p. 88 |
| 2001 | Elopidae Peng et al. p. 16 |
| 2001 | Elopidae Purdy et al. p. 162 |
| 2003 | Elopidae Forey et al. p. 228 |
| 2010 | Elopidae Friedman et al. p. S38 |
| 2012 | Elopidae Fierstine et al. p. 12 |
| 2013 | Elopidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Elopidae Nelson et al. p. 135 |
| 2017 | Elopidae Lin et al. p. 884 |
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Fm. Elopidae Bonaparte 1846
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G. †Anaethalion White 1938
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†Anaethalion knorri de Blainville 1818
†Anaethalion valdensis Woodward 1907
†Anaethalion zapporum Arratia 2000
Invalid names: Aethalion Munster 1842 [replaced]
G. Elops Linnaeus 1766
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Elops hawaiensis Regan 1909
†Elops miiformis Lin et al. 2017
Elops undulatus Casier 1966
G. †Hemielopopsis Bassani 1879
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†Hemielopopsis gracilis Bassani 1879
†Hemielopopsis suessi Bassani 1879
G. †Hypsodon Agassiz 1837
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†Hypsodon lewesiensis Agassiz 1837
Invalid names: Thrissopater Gunther 1872 [synonym]
G. †Notelops Woodward 1901
G. †Parelops Bayer 1902
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†Parelops prazakii Bayer 1902
Invalid names: Prazakia Frič 1896 [replaced]
G. †Rhacolepis Agassiz 1843
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†Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz 1841
†Rhacolepis latus Agassiz 1841
†Rhacolepis olfersii Agassiz 1833
G. †Thrissopteroides von der Marck 1873
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†Thrissopteroides elongatus von der Marck 1873
†Thrissopteroides intermedius von der Marck 1885
†Thrissopteroides latus von der Marck 1873
†Thrissopteroides pulcher Davis 1887
†Thrissopteroides tenuiceps Woodward 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available