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Macrosemiiformes

Actinopteri - Macrosemiiformes

Taxonomy
Macrosemiiformes is an order. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Neopterygii by Long (2011); and to Ginglymodi by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Macrosemiiformes Sepkoski
2011Macrosemiiformes Long p. 242
2016Macrosemiiformes Nelson et al. p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderMacrosemiiformes
orderMacrosemiiformes

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.

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G. †Enchelyolepis Woodward 1918
G. †Uarbryichthys Wade 1941
G. †Voelklichthys Arratia and Schultze 2012
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Voelklichthys comitatus Arratia and Schultze 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available