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Semionotus
Taxonomy
Semionotus was named by Agassiz (1832) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m J l]. Its type is Semionotus bergeri.
It was assigned to Lepidotidae by Hay (1902); to Teleostomi by Haughton (1924); to Semionotiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Semionotidae by Woodward (1890), Woodward (1895), Schaeffer and Dunkle (1950), Schaeffer (1967), Beltan (1972), McCune (1986) and López-Arbarello (2012).
It was assigned to Lepidotidae by Hay (1902); to Teleostomi by Haughton (1924); to Semionotiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Semionotidae by Woodward (1890), Woodward (1895), Schaeffer and Dunkle (1950), Schaeffer (1967), Beltan (1972), McCune (1986) and López-Arbarello (2012).
Species
Palaeoniscus agassizii, S. agassizii (syn. S. marshii), S. australis, S. beardmori, S. bergeri (syn. S. esox, S. elongatus, S. spixi, Palaeoniscum arenaceum) (type species), S. braunii, S. capensis, S. elegans (syn. S. modestus, S. lenticularis), S. formosus, S. fultus (syn. Ischypterus macropterus), S. gibbus, S. gigas, S. howelli, S. kapffi, S. leptocephalus, S. lineatus (syn. S. alatus), S. metcalfi, S. micropterus, S. minutus, S. nilssoni, S. normanniae, S. ovatus, S. parvus, S. robustus, S. tenuis, S. trotti
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Semionotus Agassiz p. 144 |
| 1833 | Semionotus leptocephalus Agassiz p. 8 |
| 1834 | Semionotus leptocephalus Agassiz figs. Pl 26, fig 1 |
| 1836 | Semionotus leptocephalus Agassiz p. 222 |
| 1837 | Semionotus nilssoni Agassiz p. 229 |
| 1843 | Semionotus nilssoni Agassiz figs. Pl 27a, figs 1-5 |
| 1847 | Ischypterus Egerton |
| 1857 | Semionotus trotti Bellotti |
| 1866 | Semionotus gibbus Seebach |
| 1890 | Semionotus Woodward p. 30 |
| 1895 | Semionotus Woodward p. 55 |
| 1902 | Semionotus Hay p. 375 |
| 1924 | Semionotus Haughton |
| 1928 | Semionotus metcalfi Swinnerton |
| 1950 | Semionotus Schaeffer and Dunkle p. 4 |
| 1967 | Semionotus Schaeffer |
| 1972 | Semionotus Beltan p. 312 |
| 1986 | Semionotus McCune p. 218 |
| 2002 | Semionotus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Semionotus López-Arbarello |
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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.
G. †Semionotus Agassiz 1832
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†Palaeoniscus agassizii Redfield 1841
†Semionotus australis Woodward 1890
†Semionotus beardmori Smith 1900
†Semionotus bergeri Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Palaeoniscum arenaceum Berger 1832 [synonym], Semionotus elongatus Fraas 1861 [objective synonym], Semionotus esox Berger 1843 [synonym], Semionotus spixi Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
†Semionotus braunii Newberry 1888
†Semionotus capensis Woodward 1888
†Semionotus elegans Newberry 1888
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Invalid names: Semionotus lenticularis Newberry 1888 [synonym], Semionotus modestus Newberry 1888 [synonym]
†Semionotus formosus Woodward 1908
†Semionotus gigas Newberry 1888
†Semionotus howelli Bock 1959
†Semionotus kapffi Fraas 1861
†Semionotus micropterus Newberry 1888
†Semionotus minutus Newberry 1888
†Semionotus normanniae Larsonneur 1964
†Semionotus ovatus Redfield 1841
†Semionotus parvus Redfield 1888
†Semionotus robustus Newberry 1888
†Semionotus tenuis Woodward 1890
Invalid names: Ischypterus Egerton 1847 [synonym], Semionotus gibbus Seebach 1866 [nomen nudum], Semionotus leptocephalus Agassiz 1833 [nomen dubium], Semionotus metcalfi Swinnerton 1928 [nomen dubium], Semionotus nilssoni Agassiz 1837 [nomen dubium], Semionotus trotti Bellotti 1857 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available