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Pimelodidae
Taxonomy
Pimelodidae was named by Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1918). It is extant.
It was assigned to Siluriformes by Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1918); to Nematognathii by Jordan (1963); and to Siluroidei by Betancur et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Siluriformes by Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1918); to Nematognathii by Jordan (1963); and to Siluroidei by Betancur et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1918 | Pimelodidae Eigenmann and Eigenmann |
| 1963 | Pimelodidae Jordan p. 650 |
| 2013 | Pimelodidae Betancur et al. |
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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.
Fm. Pimelodidae Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1918
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G. Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862
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†Brachyplatystoma promagdalena Lundberg 2005
Brachyplatystoma vaillanti Lundberg 1997
G. Phractocephalus Spix and Agassiz 1829 [cajaro]
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†Phractocephalus acreornatus Aguilera et al. 2008 [cajaro]
Phractocephalus hemiliopterus Lundberg 1997
†Phractocephalus nassi Lundberg and Aguilera 2003 [cajaro]
G. Pimelodella Eiganmann 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available