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Platysomoidei

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Platysomiformes was named by Aldinger (1937).

It was reranked as the suborder Platysomoidei by Nelson (2006).

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Aldinger (1937); to Palaeonisciformes by Nelson (2006); and to Actinopterygii by Nelson et al. (2016) and Bakaev et al. (2020).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Platysomiformes Aldinger p. 188
2006Platysomoidei Nelson p. 91
2016Platysomiformes Nelson et al. p. 113
2020Platysomiformes Bakaev et al. p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
suborderPlatysomoidei()

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.

Subor. †Platysomoidei Aldinger 1937
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G. †Aestuarichthys Gardiner 1969
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Aestuarichthys fulcratus Gardiner 1969
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Invalid names: Soetendalichthys cromptoni Gardiner 1969 [synonym]
G. †Caruichthys Broom 1913
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Caruichthys ornatus Broom 1913
G. †Ecrinesomus Woodward 1910
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Ecrinesomus dixoni Woodward 1910
G. †Enzichthys Selezneva 1988
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Enzichthys aizenvergi Selezneva 1988
G. †Eurynotus Agassiz 1835
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Eurynotus tenuiceps Agassiz 1835
G. †Eurysomus Young 1866
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Eurysomus macrurus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Platysomus fuldai Münster 1842 [synonym]
G. †Kargalichthys Minikh 1986
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Kargalichthys efremovi Minikh 1986
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Invalid names: Wardichthys inobilis Esin 1993 [synonym]
G. †Mesolepis Young 1866
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Mesolepis microptera Traquair 1879
Mesolepis pustulosa Pruvost 1919
Mesolepis scalaris Young 1866
Mesolepis wardi Young 1866
G. †Ningxiaplatysomus Tan et al. 2015
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Ningxiaplatysomus parvus Tan et al. 2015
G. †Paramesolepis Moy-Thomas and Dyne 1938
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Paramesolepis rhomba Traquair 1890
Paramesolepis tuberculata Moy-Thomas and Bradley Dyne 1938
G. †Paranaichthys Dias 2012
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G. †Platysomus Agassiz 1833
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Platysomus bashkirus Minikh 1992
Platysomus biarmicus Von Eichwald 1861
Platysomus brewsteri Warren 1936
Platysomus circularis Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Invalid names: Platysomus lacovianus Cope 1891 [synonym]
Platysomus gibbosus Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Platysomus rhombus Agassiz 1833 [synonym], Stromateus angulatus Germar 1824 [synonym]
Platysomus intermedius Münster 1842
Platysomus macrurus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Lekanichthys howsei Brough 1934 [synonym], Uropteryx undulatus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
Platysomus nathorsti Stensiö 1921
Platysomus palmaris Cope 1891
Platysomus parvulus Williamson 1849
Platysomus schultzei Zidek 1992
Platysomus solikamskensis Yankevich and Minikh 1998
Platysomus soloduchi Minikh 1992
Platysomus striatus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Platysomus parvus Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
Platysomus superbus Traquair 1881
Platysomus swaffordae Mickle and Bader 2009
Invalid names: Platysomus forsteri Hancock and Atthey 1872 [nomen dubium], Platysomus palaeoniscus Stainier 1892 [nomen dubium], Platysomus rotundus Hancock and Atthey 1872 [nomen dubium], Platysomus tenuistriatus Traquair 1879 [nomen dubium], Schaefferichthys Dalquest 1966 [synonym], Schaefferichthys leudersensis Dalquest 1966 [nomen vanum]
G. †Sinoplatysomus Wei 1977
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G. †Soetendalichthys Gardiner 1969
G. †Ufalepis Minikh 1998
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Ufalepis magnificus Minikh and Minikh 1998
G. †Wardichthys Traquair 1875
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Wardichthys cyclosoma Traquair 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available