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Euteleostei

Actinopteri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Euteleostei Rosen
1988Euteleostei Grande
1990Euteleostei Nolf and Dockery III p. 5
1996Euteleostei Murray p. 642
2014Euteleostei Bannikov p. 26
2016Euteleostei Nelson et al. p. 241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973

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.

Unr. Euteleostei Rosen 1973
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Invalid names: Batrachoidida [empty]
G. †Caprosimilis Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
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†Caprosimilis carpathicus Bienkowska-Wasiluk and Bonde 2015
Or. Cataphracti Jordan 1963
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Invalid names: Abyssocottidae [empty], Ascelichthyidae [empty], Aspidophoroididae [empty], Blepsiidae [empty], Comephoridae [empty], Cottocomerphoridae [empty], Hemitripteridae [empty], Icelidae [empty], Neophrynichthyidae [empty], Synchridae [empty]
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Invalid names: Liparopidae [empty]
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G. †Ozymandias Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Invalid names: Anoplopomidae [empty], Erilepidae [empty], Oxylebiidae [empty]
Invalid names: Platycephaliformes Jordan 1963 [empty], Trigliformes [empty]
G. †Choichix Cantalice et al. 2021
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†Choichix alvaradoi Cantalice et al. 2021
G. †Gigapteryx Forey et al. 2003
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†Gigapteryx tethyestris Forey et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Hysterocarpidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Cirrhitoidei [empty], Helostomidae [empty], Luciocephalidae [empty], Ophicephalidae [empty], Polyacanthidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Protosyngnathidae [empty]
Invalid names: Lophobranchi Cuvier [empty]
Invalid names: Acanthoessus Agassiz 1832 [nomen nudum], Aulostomi Cuvier [empty], Cetomimiformes [empty], Euacanthopterygii Johnson and Patterson 1993 [empty], Hypostomides [empty], Xenoberyces [empty], Zeoidei [empty]
G. †Avitosmerus Fielitz 2002
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†Avitosmerus canadensis Fielitz 2002
G. †Erichalcis Forey 1975
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†Erichalcis arcta Forey 1975
†Erichalcis conspicua Hermus et al. 2004
Superor. Paracanthopterygii Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Macruridarum Koken
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†Macruridarum acuminatus Weiler 1943
†Macruridarum ovalis Weiler 1943
Fm. †Mcconichthyidae Grande 1988
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G. †Mcconichthys Grande 1988
Invalid names: Eretmophoridae [empty], Macrouroididae [empty], Ophidioidea [empty]
Or. †Sphenocephaliformes Rosen and Patterson 1969
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Fm. †Sphenocephalidae Patterson 1964
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G. †Sphenocephalus Agassiz 1839
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G. †Xenyllion Wilson and Murray 1996
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†Xenyllion stewarti Newbrey et al. 2013
Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
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G. †Pronotacanthus Woodward 1901
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G. †Protostomias Arambourg 1933
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†Protostomias maroccanus Arambourg 1943
G. †Santanasalmo Gallo et al. 2009
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†Santanasalmo elegans Gallo et al. 2009
Superor. Scopelomorpha
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Or. †Ctenothrissiformes Patterson 1964
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Fm. †Aulolepidae Patterson 1964
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G. †Aulolepis Agassiz 1837
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†Aulolepis typus Agassiz 1837
G. †Pateroperca Woodward 1942
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†Pateroperca libanica Woodward 1942
G. †Pattersonichthys Goody 1969
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G. †Ctenothrissa Woodward 1899
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†Ctenothrissa microcephala Agassiz 1837
†Ctenothrissa radians Agassiz 1837
†Ctenothrissa vexillifer Pictet 1850
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Invalid names: Beryx ovalis Davis 1887 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cyclosquamata [empty], Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 242.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Macruridarum sp. (212183)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Euteleostei indet. (135815)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Erichalcis arcta (94490)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Nunavut) Erichalcis conspicua (117995)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Mexico (Chiapas) Choichix alvaradoi (192074)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Beryx ovalis (216596) Beryx vexillifer (221186 221227) Ctenothrissa signifer (221229) Ctenothrissa vexillifer (221230) Pateroperca libanica (221233) Pattersonichthys delicatus (127467)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Protostomias maroccanus (214600)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Gigapteryx tethyestris (124426)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ctenothrissa radians (222437 222438 222446 227635 227990 227991)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. U-4 (14385)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Puebla) Xenyllion sp. (215805)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Beryx radians (222439)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Avitosmerus canadensis (220881) Euteleostei indet., Avitosmerus canadensis (220907)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Ctenothrissa sp. (4071)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. HvB (14414)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina (Neuquén) Osteichthyes indet. (49415)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Anguilla sahelalmae (221157)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. U-4 (181388)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Sphenocephalus fissicaudus (221711 221717)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Acanthopterygii indet. IIIA-1 (98677) Acanthopterygii indet., Acanthopterygii indet. IIIA-1, Acanthopterygii indet. AvC, Acanthopterygii indet. AvD (98674)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Euteleostei indet. BvE (75836)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Euteleostei indet. RvB (144500 192242)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Euteleostei indet. RvB (14519)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Montana) Mcconichthys longipinnis (133583)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Acanthopterygii indet. (71438)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Caprosimilis carpathicus (211829)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Pronotacanthus sahelalmae (50344)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene28.1 - 15.97Greece (Greneva) Batrachoidida vigneauxi (222448)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Ozymandias gilberti (186028)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Romania Macruridarum ovalis, Macruridarum acuminatus (222592)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Ozymandias gilberti (45489)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) Acanthopterygii indet. (224542)