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Clupeoidea

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Clupeoidea was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.

It was assigned to Isospondyli by Schaeffer (1947) and Casier (1966); and to Clupeoidei by Applegate (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Clupeoidea Cuvier
1947Clupeoidea Schaeffer p. 13
1966Clupeoidea Casier p. 117
1970Clupeoidea Applegate p. 420

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
superfamilyClupeoideaCuvier 1817
superfamilyClupeoideaCuvier 1817

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.

Superfm. Clupeoidea Cuvier 1817
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Fm. †Halecopsidae Casier 1946
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G. †Halecopsis Woodward 1901
G. †Pseudoetringus David 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available