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Aulolepis

Actinopteri - Ctenothrissiformes - Aulolepidae

Taxonomy
Aulolepis was named by Agassiz (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Aulolepis typus. It is the type genus of Aulolepidae.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Aulolepidae by Patterson (1964); and to Ctenothrissiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. typus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Aulolepis Agassiz figs. Pl 60a
1901Aulolepis Woodward p. 126
1964Aulolepis Patterson
2002Aulolepis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderScopelomorpha
orderCtenothrissiformes
familyAulolepidae
genusAulolepis

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. †Aulolepis Agassiz 1837
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†Aulolepis typus Agassiz 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available