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Ophiopsis

Ophiopsiidae

Taxonomy
Ophiopsis was named by Agassiz (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,718].

It was assigned to Macrosemiidae by Woodward (1895); to Ophiopsiidae by Bürgin (1995) and Cartanyà (1999); and to Macrosemiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Ophiopsis Agassiz p. 385
1895Ophiopsis Woodward p. 165
1995Ophiopsis Bürgin p. 818
1999Ophiopsis Cartanyà p. 548
2002Ophiopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
HalecostomiRegan 1903
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
familyOphiopsiidaeBartram 1975
genusOphiopsis

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. †Ophiopsis Agassiz 1834
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Ophiopsis aequalis Wagner 1863
Ophiopsis attenuata Wagner 1863
Ophiopsis bellottii Bassani 1886
Ophiopsis breviceps Egerton 1852
Ophiopsis dorsalis Agassiz 1843
Ophiopsis flesheri Agassiz 1843
Ophiopsis guigardi Thiollière 1873
Ophiopsis muensteri Agassiz 1834
Ophiopsis penicillatus Agassiz 1843
Ophiopsis procerus Agassiz 1837
Ophiopsis tenuiserrata Agassiz 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available