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Polymixiipterygii

Osteichthyes

Discussion

Originally ranked as a division

Taxonomy
Polymixiipterygii was named by Betancur-R et al. (2017) [Originally ranked as a division]. It is extant. Its type is Polymixiidae.

It was assigned to Teleosteomorpha by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Polymixiidae (syn. Omosomopsidae) (type family), Polymixiiformes
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-08-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Polymixiipterygii Betancur-R et al.
2019Polymixiipterygii van der Laan p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—PolymixiipterygiiBetancur-R et al. 2017
—PolymixiipterygiiBetancur-R et al. 2017

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.

Unr. Polymixiipterygii Betancur-R et al. 2017
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Fm. Polymixiidae Gill 1862
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G. †Berycopsia Radovcic 1975
G. †Berycopsis Agassiz 1850
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Berycopsis elegans Dixon 1850
†Berycopsis germanus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Platycormus oblongus von der Marck 1863 [synonym]
†Berycopsis paucoradius Dietze 2009
†Berycopsis pulcher Bannikov and Bacchia 2005
Invalid names: Platycormus von der Marck 1858 [synonym]
G. †Dalmatichthys Radovcic 1975
G. †Homonotichthys Whitley 1933
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Invalid names: Homonotus Agassiz 1850 [replaced], Stenostoma Agassiz 1850 [replaced]
G. †Omosomopsis Gaudant 1978
G. †Parapolymixia David 1946
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G. Polymixia Lowe 1836
G. †Pycnosterinx Heckel 1849
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†Pycnosterinx discoides Heckel 1849
†Pycnosterinx dorsalis Pictet 1850
†Pycnosterinx dubius Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx elongatus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Pycnosterinx gracilis Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx latus Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx niger Costa 1857
†Pycnosterinx russeggerii Heckel 1849
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Invalid names: Imogaster auratus Costa 1857 [synonym]
Invalid names: Imogaster Costa 1857 [synonym]
Invalid names: Omosomopsidae Gaudant 1978 [synonym]
Or. Polymixiiformes [beardfish]
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Fm. †Boreiohydriidae Murray and Cumbaa 2013
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G. †Boreiohydrias Murray and Cumbaa 2013
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†Boreiohydrias dayi Murray and Cumbaa 2013
G. †Cumbaaichthys Murray 2016 [beardfish]
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†Cumbaaichthys oxyrhynchus Murray 2016 [beardfish]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available