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Carapidae
Taxonomy
Carapidae was named by Jordan and Fowler (1902). It is extant.
It was assigned to Carapoidae by Frizzell and Dante (1965); and to Ophidiiformes by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Carapoidae by Frizzell and Dante (1965); and to Ophidiiformes by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Carapidae Jordan and Fowler |
| 1965 | Carapidae Frizzell and Dante p. 715 |
| 2011 | Carapidae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 91 |
| 2016 | Carapidae Nelson et al. p. 316 |
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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.
Fm. Carapidae Jordan and Fowler 1902
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G. Carapus Rafinesque 1810
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Carapus acus Brünnich 1768
†Carapus alleni Schwarzhans 1985
†Carapus lisus Nolf 1971
†Carapus nuntius Koken 1891
†Carapus praecursor Schwarzhans 1980
†Carapus smithvillensis Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. Echiodon Thompson 1837
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†Echiodon heinzelini Huyghebaert and Nolf 1979
†Echiodon pegasus Markle and Olney 1990
†Echiodon teres Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Encheliophis Müller 1842
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†Encheliophis crassidorsalis Schwarzhans 2007
†Encheliophis strigosus Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Fierasferoides Schwarzhans 1981
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†Fierasferoides bucculentus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
G. †Jordanicus Gilbert 1905
Invalid names: Carapinae Jordan and Fowler 1902 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available