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Tetragonopterinae (disused)

Actinopteri - Characiformes - Characidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonopterinae was named by Lundberg (1997). It is extant.

It was assigned to Characidae by Lundberg (1997) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Tetragonopterinae Lundberg p. 73
2016Tetragonopterinae Nelson et al. p. 206

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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
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
suborderCharacoidei
familyCharacidae
subfamilyTetragonopterinae
subfamilyTetragonopterinae

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.

Subfm. Tetragonopterinae Lundberg 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available