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Siluridae

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Siluridae Cuvier
1873Siluridae Leidy p. 348
1901Siluridae Woodward p. 324
1902Siluridae Hay p. 382
1906Siluridae Andrews p. 313
1908Siluridae Lambe
1954Ichthyophis muelleri Brunner
2013Siluridae Betancur et al.
2016Siluridae Nelson et al. p. 218

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familySiluridaeCuvier 1816
familySiluridaeCuvier 1816

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. Siluridae Cuvier 1816
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G. Ameiurus Rafinesque 1820
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Ameiurus cancellatus Cope 1891
Ameiurus lavetti Lundberg 1975
Ameiurus maconnellii Cope 1891
G. †Amiurus Rafinesque
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Amiurus cancellatus Cope 1891
Amiurus maconnellii Cope 1891
G. †Pimelodus Lacepede
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Pimelodus antiquus Leidy 1873
Pimelodus gaudryi Leriche 1901
G. †Pseudeutropius Bleeker 1863
G. †Rhineastes Cope 1872
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Rhineastes arcuatus Cope 1873
Rhineastes calvus Cope 1873
Rhineastes pectinatus Cope 1874
Rhineastes peltatus Cope 1872
Rhineastes radulus Cope 1873
Rhineastes smithii Cope 1872
G. †Silurus Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Ichthyophis muelleri Brunner 1954 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available