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Aulopus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Aulopidae

Taxonomy
Aulopus was named by Cloquet (1816) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Aulopiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aulopidae by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (2003) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Aulopus Cloquet p. 128
1980Aulopus Schwarzhans p. 42
2002Aulopus Sepkoski
2003Aulopus Schwarzhans p. 44
2019Aulopus Schwarzhans p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAulopoidei
familyAulopidaeCope 1872
genusAulopusCloquet 1816

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. Aulopus Cloquet 1816
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Aulopus filamentosus Bloch 1792 [royal flagfin]
Aulopus pristinus Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available