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Elonichthyidae

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Acrolepis addamsi Broom p. 400 figs. pl. 20
1937Elonichthyidae Aldinger p. 16
1960Elonichthyidae Gardiner p. 360
2006Elonichthyidae Nelson p. 91
2020Elonichthyidae Bakaev et al. p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
familyElonichthyidae

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. †Elonichthyidae Aldinger 1937
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G. †Alilepis Yankevich 1998
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†Alilepis elegans Yankevich 1998
†Alilepis esini Minikh 2006
†Alilepis kolguevensis Minikh 2006
†Alilepis secunda Minich 2006
†Alilepis texasensis Ivanov et al. 2021
G. †Elonichthys Giebel 1848
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†Elonichthys addamsi Broom 1913
†Elonichthys armatus Woodward 1908
†Elonichthys binneyi Traquair 1888
†Elonichthys brownii Jackson 1851
†Elonichthys contortus Esin 1995
†Elonichthys davidi Woodward 1940
†Elonichthys denticulatus Traquair 1906
†Elonichthys disjunctus Eastman 1903
†Elonichthys egertoni Egerton 1850
†Elonichthys elegans Emmons 1860
†Elonichthys ellsi Lambe 1909
†Elonichthys fritschi Friedrich 1878
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Invalid names: Amblypterus elongatus Langenhan 1905 [synonym], Amblypterus gracilis Langenhan 1905 [synonym], Amblypterus regelii Langenhan 1905 [synonym], Pygopterus antiquus Langenhan 1905 [synonym]
†Elonichthys germari Giebel 1848
†Elonichthys gondwanus Richter et al. 1985
†Elonichthys insolitus Yankevich and Minikh 1998
†Elonichthys krejcii Fritsch 1895
†Elonichthys multistriatus Traquair 1881
†Elonichthys natalis Yankevich and Minikh 1998
†Elonichthys oblongus Traquair 1877
†Elonichthys ortholepis Traquair 1884
†Elonichthys peltigerus Newberry 1856
†Elonichthys perpennatus Eastman 1902
†Elonichthys portlocki Egerton 1850
†Elonichthys pulcherrimus Traquair 1881
†Elonichthys punctatus Aldinger 1937
†Elonichthys remotus Schultze and Bardack 1987
†Elonichthys robisoni Hibbert 1835
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Invalid names: Amblypterus nemopterus Agassiz 1835 [synonym], Elonichthys bucklandi Agassiz 1835 [synonym], Elonichthys dunsii Traquair 1880 [synonym], Elonichthys intermedius Traquair 1877 [synonym], Elonichthys ovatus Traquair 1877 [synonym], Elonichthys striolatus Agassiz 1835 [synonym], Elonichthys tenuiserratus Traquair 1880 [synonym]
†Elonichthys semilineatus Woodward 1908
†Elonichthys semistriatus Traquair 1877
†Elonichthys serratus Traquair 1881
†Elonichthys striatulus Traquair 1904
†Elonichthys sweeti Woodward 1906
†Elonichthys whaitsi Broom 1913
†Elonichthys wolffi Schultze and Bardack 1987
Invalid names: Elonichthys caudalis Traquair 1877 [nomen dubium]
G. †Santosichthys Malabarba 1988
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†Santosichthys mafrensis Malabarba 1988
Invalid names: Acrolepis addamsi Broom 1913 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Anisian or 372.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (216 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Belgium (Hainaut) Elonichthys denticulatus (233386)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Belarus (Homel) Elonichthys pulcherrimus (232528)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (New Brunswick) Elonichthys browni (230099 230100) Elonichthys sp., Elonichthys browni, Elonichthys ellsi (230060)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Belarus (Homel) Elonichthys pulcherrimus (232533) Elonichthys robinsoni (232532) Elonichthys sp. (232531)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Nova Scotia) Elonichthys sp. (230061 230133)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Elonichthys portlocki (229472 229473)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Elonichthys browni, Elonichthys ellsi (230162)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Russian Federation (Tula) Elonichthys sp. (230221)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom Elonichthys pulcherrimus, Elonichthys serratus (140941)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys pulcherrimus, Elonichthys serratus (90682)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys portlocki (229814 229815)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (Queensland) Elonichthys sp. (176119)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys ovatus (175812) Elonichthys robisoni (21323 174063 176673)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Elonichthys sp. (230130)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Elonichthys serratus (228439 228440)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belarus (Homel) Elonichthys sp. (232527)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys pulcherimus (230310) Elonichthys robisoni (229831 230398 230413 230414 230421 230424 230445 230448 230471 230473 230474 230477 230480) Elonichthys robisoni, Elonichthys striatulus (229974 230478 230479) Elonichthys sp., Elonichthys pulcherrimus, Elonichthys serratus (230308 230309)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9USA (Scotland) Elonichthys robisoni (230375)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys multistriatus (230361) Elonichthys robisoni (229861 229961 230355 230363 230383 230386 230412 230416 230443 230449 230450 230467) Elonichthys robisoni, Elonichthys bucklandi, Elonichthys striolatus, Elonichthys ovatus, Elonichthys striatulus (229937) Elonichthys sp., Elonichthys robisoni, Elonichthys multistriatus (230377)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys robisoni (229842 229857 230466) Elonichthys robisoni, Elonichthys multistriatus (229839)
Brigantian - Pendleian336.0 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys robisoni (230376)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys robisoni (140305 174421 229838 229840) Elonichthys sp. (225477)
Pendleian - Arnsbergian330.9 - 323.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys robisoni (229829)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys portlocki, Elonichthys caudalis, Elonichthys oblongus (229865)
Namurian330.9 - 318.7France Elonichthys denticulatus (228886)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys sp. (8255 8256 8257)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Belgium Elonichthys robisoni (228892)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys binneyi (230546) Elonichthys sp. (229856)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom Elonichthys sp. (230365)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (Flintshire) Elonichthys sp. (233388)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys egertoni (230385)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys sp. (230381)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Elonichthys bucklandi (140938) Elonichthys robisoni, Elonichthys bucklandi (140936)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom (Monmouthshire) Elonichthys sp. (233389)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium Elonichthys denticulatus (228854)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Elonichthys sp. (230101)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys egertoni (227256 227257 227259 227261) Elonichthys semistriatus, Elonichthys egertoni (227258)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9France Elonichthys denticulatus (228891)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Denbeighshire) Elonichthys sp. (233392)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) Elonichthys sp. (233393 233396 233398 233399 233400 233402)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Elonichthys semistriatus (229817)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys caudalis (229821) Elonichthys semistriatus, Elonichthys egertoni (229497)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Elonichthys peltigerus (232971 232972) Elonichthys peltigerus, Elonichthys hypsilepis (232970) Elonichthys peltigerus, Elonichthys perpennatus, Elonichthys remotus, Elonichthys wolffi (132078)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom (Flintshire) Elonichthys sp. (233390)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Elonichthys hypsilepis (21981) Elonichthys perpennatus, Elonichthys disjunctus (112630) Elonichthys wolffi (132455)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4Germany (Thuringia) Elonichthys germari (230170)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Elonichthys spp. (217020 217021 217022 217023)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Namibia Elonichthys sp., Elonichthys new genus (131078)
Gzhelian - Sakmarian303.7 - 290.1South Africa (Northern Cape) Elonichthys sp. (228435)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Mladá Boleslav) Elonichthys sp. (227311 227316)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Liberec) Elonichthys sp. (227459)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Plzeň / Pilsen) Acrolepis krejcii (227292)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) Elonichthys sp. (227346 227353 227354)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Plzeň) Elonichthys sp. (227359 227458)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) Elonichthys sp. (227307 227317 227319 227324 227327 227330 227341 227344 227345 227348 227351 227357 227409 227415 227416 227417 227418 227422 227453 227456 227464 227466)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Kladno) Elonichthys sp. (227331 227333 227334 227402)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Spain (Castilla–La Mancha) Elonichthys sp. (230490 230492)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Elonichthys germari (230168 230169)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Litoměřice) Elonichthys sp. (227303)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Germany (Thuringia) Elonichthys germari (230171)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) Elonichthys sp. (227325 227356 227420 227421 227465)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Spain (Castilla-La Manacha) Elonichthys sp. (75090 230491)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Hradec Králové) Elonichthys sp. (156568)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Kladno) Elonichthys sp. (227332)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Liberec) Elonichthys sp. (227405 227408 227471 227528)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Liberec) Elonichthys sp. (231858 231860)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Krkonose) Elonichthys sp. (232614)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Germany (Saarland) Elonichthys fritschi (180864)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Uruguay (Northern Uruguay) Elonichthys macropercularis (232871)
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01Norway (Akhershus) Elonichthys sp. (125173)
Permian298.9 - 251.902South Africa (Northern Cape) Acrolepis addamsi (228431)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Brazil (Parana) Elonichthys gondwanus (232548)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Brazil (Santa Catarina) Santosichthys mafrensis (232535)
Artinskian - Capitanian290.1 - 259.51South Africa Acrolepis addamsi (131113)
Ufimian279.5 - 272.5Russian Federation (Respublika Komi) Alilepis elegans, Elonichthys natalis (79491)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Udmurtia) Elonichthys contortus (187322)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Kirov) Elonichthys contortus (80022)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Perm) Elonichthys insolitus (232569) Elonichthys sp., Alilepis sp. (232570 232601)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Alilepis elegans (232579) Alilepis esini, Elonichthys contortus (232603) Elonichthys natalis (232583 232584 232585)
Kazanian272.5 - 268.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Elonichthys gondwanus (232545)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Alilepis sp. nov., Alilepis texasensis (132079)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Elonichthyidae indet., Alilepis sp. (117434) Elonichthys contortus (109484) Elonichthys sp., Elonichthys contortus (198777)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Kanin Peninsula) Alilepis esini (232589)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Elonichthys sp. (197593 197594)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Alilepis sp. (211385 211392) Elonichthyidae indet. (132086 211386)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (North Russia) Alilepis sp., Alilepis kolguevensis, Alilepis secunda (232587)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Elonichthyidae indet. (184259)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Elonichthys punctatus (121972 121973)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Northern Cape) Elonichthys whaitsi (131112)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (New South Wales) Elonichthys davidi (232524)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Lithuania Elonichthys sp. (222506)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Elonichthys armatus, Elonichthys semilineatus (233062)