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Valenciennellus

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Valenciennellus was named by Jordan and Evermann (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Stomiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sternopthychidae by Girone et al. (2006); and to Sternoptychidae by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1982), Steurbaut (1984), Stringer (1998) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Valenciennellus Jordan and Evermann
1979Valenciennellus Steurbaut p. 58
1982Valenciennellus Steurbaut p. 39
1984Valenciennellus Steurbaut p. 46
1998Valenciennellus Stringer p. 150
2002Valenciennellus Sepkoski
2006Valenciennellus Girone et al. p. 655
2019Valenciennellus Schwarzhans p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusValenciennellusJordan and Evermann 1895

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. Valenciennellus Jordan and Evermann 1895
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Valenciennellus brzobobatyi Steurbaut 1982
Valenciennellus brzobohatyi Steurbaut 1982
Valenciennellus fastigatus Schwarzhans 2019
Valenciennellus kotthausi Steurbaut 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available