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Albuliformes (bonefish)
Taxonomy
Albuliformes was named by Greenwood et al. (1966). It is extant.
It was assigned to Elopomorpha by Forey et al. (2003) and Nelson (2006); to Teleostei by Nolf and Dockery (1993) and Fierstine et al. (2012); to Actinopterygii by Agiadi et al. (2020); and to Elopomorpha by Long (2011), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Elopomorpha by Forey et al. (2003) and Nelson (2006); to Teleostei by Nolf and Dockery (1993) and Fierstine et al. (2012); to Actinopterygii by Agiadi et al. (2020); and to Elopomorpha by Long (2011), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019) and Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Albuliformes Greenwood et al. |
| 1993 | Albuliformes Nolf and Dockery p. 25 |
| 2003 | Albuliformes Forey et al. p. 228 |
| 2006 | Albuliformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Albuliformes Long p. 242 |
| 2012 | Albuliformes Fierstine et al. p. 13 |
| 2013 | Albuliformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Albuliformes Nelson et al. p. 136 |
| 2019 | Albuliformes Ebersole et al. p. 161 |
| 2020 | Albuliformes Agiadi et al. p. 775 |
| 2022 | Albuliformes Cicimurri 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.
Or. Albuliformes Greenwood et al. 1966 [bonefish]
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Fm. Albulidae Bleeker 1859
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Subfm. Albulinae Bleeker 1859
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G. Albula Gronow 1763
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†Albula bashiana Frizzell 1965
†Albula dorsalis Priem 1914
†Albula dunklei Applegate 1970
†Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931
†Albula lapidosa Nessov 1985
†Albula oweni Agassiz 1844
G. †Anogmius Cope 1871
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†Anogmius contractus Cope 1871
†Anogmius intermedius Loomis 1900
†Anogmius rotundus Loomis 1900
†Anogmius zitteli Loomis 1900
Invalid names: Pseudothryptodus Loomis 1900 [synonym]
G. †Lebonichthys Forey 1973
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†Lebonichthys gracilis Davis 1887
†Lebonichthys lewisi Davis 1887
†Lebonichthys namourensis Forey et al. 2003
G. †Metalbula Frizzell 1965
Subfm. Pterothrissinae Gill 1893
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G. †Istieus Agassiz 1839
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†Istieus gracilis Agassiz 1839
†Istieus grandis Agassiz 1842
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Invalid names: Istieus macrocoelius von der Marck 1863 [synonym], Istieus mesospondylus von der Marck 1863 [synonym], Istieus microcephalus Agassiz 1842 [synonym]
†Istieus lebanonensis Davis 1887
†Istieus macrocephalus Agassiz 1842
G. †Nunaneichthys Hernández-Guerrero et al. 2021
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†Nunaneichthys mexicanus Hernández-Guerrero et al. 2021
G. Pterothrissus Hilgendorf 1877
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Pterothrissus angulatus Casier 1966
†Pterothrissus compactus Schwarzhans 1891
†Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf 1977
†Pterothrissus issus Hilgendorf 1877
†Pterothrissus pervetustus Stinton 1957
†Pterothrissus umbonatus Koken 1884
Invalid names: Pterothrissidae Gill 1893 [synonym]
G. †Genartina Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Genartina hampshirensis Schubert 1916
†Genartina hauniensis Schwarzhans 2003
†Genartina texana Frizzell and Dante 1965
Invalid names: Notacanthoidei [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Holocene or 140.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma
Collections (198 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | Albuliformes indet. (96621) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | France (Lyon) | Baugeichthys caeruleus (133597) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Germany | Greenwoodella tockensis (221372) | |
| Albian - Cenomanian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Nunaneichthys mexicanus (135815) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Italy (Campania) | Italoalbula pietrarojae (221195) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | Albulidae indet. (31172) | |
| Middle Albian | Italy (Salerno) | Prochanos rectifrons (127349) | |
| Cenomanian | Slovenia | Ancylostylos gibbus (144686) | |
| Cenomanian - Turonian | USA (Texas) | Deltaichthys albuloides (134382) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) | Cretalbula hammada (58490) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Cretalbula hammada (64684 64685) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Clupea lewisii (216596) Hajulia multidens (221080 221233) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Spain (Asturias) | Coriops sp. (98396) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Kansas) | Albulidae indet. (213418) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Colorado) | Albulidae indet. (132505) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Croatia | Prochanos rectifrons (123565) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | USA (Colorado) | Albulidae indet. (35429 213403) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon | Lebonichthys namourensis (124426) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Coriops sp. (14385) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Kansas) | Albulidae indet. (213384) | |