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Melamphaidae
Taxonomy
Melamphaidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Xenoberyces by Jordan (1963); to Beryciformes by Betancur et al. (2013) and Nelson et al. (2016); to Stephanoberyciformes by Fierstine et al. (2012) and Lin et al. (2017); and to Stephanoberycifirmes by Lin et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Xenoberyces by Jordan (1963); to Beryciformes by Betancur et al. (2013) and Nelson et al. (2016); to Stephanoberyciformes by Fierstine et al. (2012) and Lin et al. (2017); and to Stephanoberycifirmes by Lin et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Melamphaidae Jordan p. 672 |
| 2012 | Melamphaidae Fierstine et al. p. 90 |
| 2013 | Melamphaidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Melamphaidae Nelson et al. p. 313 |
| 2017 | Melamphaidae Lin et al. p. 23 |
| 2017 | Melamphaidae Lin et al. p. 891 |
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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. Melamphaidae
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G. Melamphaes Guenther 1864
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†Melamphaes acanthifer Lin et al. 2017
†Melamphaes leeae Schwarzhans 2019
†Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans 1980
Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available