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Rhacolepis

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Rhacolepis was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Amblypterus olfersi.

It was assigned to Elopidae by Woodward (1901); and to Crossognathiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Rhacolepis Agassiz p. 283
1901Rhacolepis Woodward p. 29
2002Rhacolepis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusRhacolepis

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.

G. †Rhacolepis Agassiz 1843
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Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz 1841
Rhacolepis latus Agassiz 1841
Rhacolepis olfersii Agassiz 1833
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available