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Acrolepidae

Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Acrolepidae Aldinger p. 32
1946Challaia striata Rusconi
1949Challaia multidentata Rusconi
1950Challaia cacheutensis Rusconi
2002Acrolepidae Delsate et al. p. 37
2006Acrolepidae Nelson p. 91
2008Acrolepidae Chrzastek p. 230
2010Acrolepidae López-Arbarello et al. p. 254
2020Acrolepidae Bakaev et al. p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyAcrolepidae
familyAcrolepidae

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. †Acrolepidae Aldinger 1937
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G. †Acropholis Aldinger 1937
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Acropholis kamensis Esin 1995
Acropholis silantievi Esin and Mashin 1996
Acropholis stensioei Aldinger 1937
G. †Challaia
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Challaia magna Rusconi 1949
G. †Gondwanichthys Beltan 1977
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Gondwanichthys maximus Beltan 1977
G. †Kasanilepis Minich 1996
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Kasanilepis chupaevensis Minikh 1996
G. †Mesonichthys Gardiner 1963
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Mesonichthys aitkeni Traquair 1886
Mesonichthys antipodeus Beltan 1978
G. †Namaichthys Gürich 1923
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Namaichthys digitata Woodward 1891
Namaichthys molyneuxi Woodward 1903
Namaichthys schroederi Gürich 1923
Namaichthys sculpta Egerton 1856
G. †Palaeostrugia Esin 1995
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Palaeostrugia rhombifera Eichwald 1860
G. †Plegmolepis Aldinger 1937
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Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger 1937
Plegmolepis kochi Aldinger 1937
G. †Progyrolepis Fritsch 1893
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Progyrolepis heyleri Poplin 1999
Progyrolepis speciosus Frič 1875
G. †Reticulolepis Aldinger 1937
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Reticulolepis exsculpta Kurtze 1839
G. †Tholonotus Dunkle and Schaeffer 1956
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Tholonotus braziliensis Dunkle and Schaeffer 1956
G. †Watsonichthys Aldinger 1937
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Watsonichthys lotzi Gürich 1923
Watsonichthys pectinatus Traquair 1877
Invalid names: Challaia cacheutensis Rusconi 1950 [nomen dubium], Challaia multidentata Rusconi 1949 [nomen dubium], Challaia striata Rusconi 1946 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. López-Arbarello et al. 2010Fusiform actinopterygians distinguished by the following combination of characters: suborbital bones present; postorbital plate of maxilla very large and trapezoid; more than 10 branchiostegal rays; operculum narrower than suboperculum; anteopercular bones present; height of anterior rays in median fins increasing rapidly posteriorly; small fringing fulcra, thick scales strongly ornamented with ganoin ridges, which are parallel or slightly anastomosing (characters based on own observations and partially Aldinger 1937, p. 254).