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Lepidopus
Taxonomy
Lepidopus was named by Gouan (1770) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Lepidopidae by Weiler (1938); to Lepidopinae by Steurbaut (1979); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trichiuridae by Sauvage (1873), Arambourg (1925), Arambourg (1927), Pauca (1929), Casier (1958), Danil'chenko (1960), Danilt'chenko (1962), Jerzmanska (1968), Danil'chenko (1980), Steurbaut (1984), Bedini et al. (1986), Gaudant et al. (1996), Gaudant et al. (2005), Gaudant et al. (2006), Carnevale (2007), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Gaudant and Courme (2014), Argyriou (2022).
It was assigned to Lepidopidae by Weiler (1938); to Lepidopinae by Steurbaut (1979); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trichiuridae by Sauvage (1873), Arambourg (1925), Arambourg (1927), Pauca (1929), Casier (1958), Danil'chenko (1960), Danilt'chenko (1962), Jerzmanska (1968), Danil'chenko (1980), Steurbaut (1984), Bedini et al. (1986), Gaudant et al. (1996), Gaudant et al. (2005), Gaudant et al. (2006), Carnevale (2007), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Gaudant and Courme (2014), Argyriou (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1770 | Lepidopus Gouan |
| 1873 | Lepidopus Sauvage p. 122 |
| 1925 | Lepidopus Arambourg p. 106 |
| 1927 | Lepidopus Arambourg p. 175 |
| 1929 | Lepidopus Pauca p. 30 |
| 1938 | Lepidopus Weiler p. 23 |
| 1958 | Lepidopus Casier p. 68 |
| 1960 | Lepidopus Danil'chenko p. 149 |
| 1962 | Lepidopus Danilt'chenko p. 121 |
| 1968 | Lepidopus Jerzmanska p. 462 |
| 1979 | Lepidopus Steurbaut p. 76 |
| 1980 | Lepidopus Danil'chenko p. 149 |
| 1984 | Lepidopus Steurbaut p. 106 |
| 1986 | Lepidopus Bedini et al. p. 59 |
| 1996 | Lepidopus Gaudant et al. p. 141 |
| 2002 | Lepidopus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Lepidopus Gaudant et al. p. 693 |
| 2006 | Lepidopus Gaudant et al. p. 797 |
| 2007 | Lepidopus Carnevale p. 36 |
| 2011 | Lepidopus Monsch and Bannikov p. 268 |
| 2014 | Lepidopus Gaudant and Courme p. 210 |
| 2022 | Lepidopus Argyriou p. 114 |
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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. Lepidopus Gouan 1770
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†Lepidopus albyi Sauvage 1870
†Lepidopus anguis Sauvage 1870
Lepidopus caudatus Euphrasen 1788
†Lepidopus gouanianus Lacépède 1800
†Lepidopus lateralis Danil'chenko 1980
†Lepidopus lerichei Casier 1958
†Lepidopus proargenteus Arambourg 1927
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011 | Large sagittal crest. 82–114 vertebrae. Dorsal fin with 78–110 elements, of 7–10 flexible spines, remaining elements are soft rays. 41–66 Anal-fin rays. Pelvic fin reduced to one spine with one or two rays. |