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Actinopterygii

Description

Actinopterygii, or the ray-finned fishes, constitute a class or subclass of the bony fishes.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinopterygii, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	204	https://www.gbif.org/species/204
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	67345	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=67345

Rank

class (GBIF)
superclass (PBDB)

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification

Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	Linnaeus 1758
—	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
—	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
—	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
—	Osteichthyes	Huxley 1880
superclass	Actinopterygii	(Cope 1887)
Unranked entries are considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Scientific Name

Actinopterygii

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

7,061

Extant Size (PBDB)

2,101 (30%)

First Recorded Appearance

388 - 383 Ma
Devonian

Environment

marine (based on Vertebrata)

Motility

actively mobile

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. Meyer and R. Zardoya. 2003. Recent advances in the (molecular) phylogeny of vertebrates. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 34:311-338

Common Name(s)

Ray-finned Fishes, Ray-finned Fish

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinopterygii

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Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Acipenseriformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Albuliformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Amiiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Anguilliformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ateleopodiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Atheriniformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aulopiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Batrachoidiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Beloniformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Beryciformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cetomimiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Characiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Clupeiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cypriniformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cyprinodontiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Elopiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Esociformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gadiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gasterosteiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gobiesociformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gonorynchiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gymnotiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lampriformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lepisosteiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lophiiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Mugiliformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Myctophiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Notacanthiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ophidiiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Osmeriformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Osteoglossiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Perciformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Percopsiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pleuronectiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Polymixiiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Polypteriformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Saccopharyngiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Salmoniformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Scorpaeniformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Siluriformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Stephanoberyciformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Stomiiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Synbranchiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Syngnathiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tetraodontiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Zeiformes order	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Acentrophoridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aceratiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Acrolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aeduellidae ✝ family	accepted		5	323 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Aeduelliidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aesopichthyidae ✝ family	accepted		9	326 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Aetheodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Alabidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Allothrissopidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Amblypteridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Amphicentridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Anarrhichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ankylophoridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Anoplopomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aphareidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Apidosiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Archaeomaenidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Asarotidae ✝ family	accepted		1	83.6 Ma Late Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late Cretaceous
Ascalaboidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ascelichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Asineopidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aspidophoroididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aspidorhynchidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Asterodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Atherstoniidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Atopoclinidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Bajaichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Birgeriidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Bleekeriidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Blennioidei family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Blepsiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Bobasatraniidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Boreolepidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Boreolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Bovictidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Brachydegmidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Brembodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Bunocephalidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Butidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Calamoichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Callipurbeckiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Canobiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Carbovelidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Catervariolidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cebidichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Centrolepidae ✝ family	accepted		2	199 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Centrolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cephaloxenidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chanoididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Characinidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Characodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cheirolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chimarrhichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chirodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chongichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chuhsiungichthiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chuhsiungichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cladocyclidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cleiothrolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cleithrolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Coccocephalichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Coccodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Coccolepidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Coccolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Colobodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Commentryidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Coridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cornuboniscidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cosmoptychiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cottocomerphoridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cryphiolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cyclolepidae ✝ family	accepted		5	48.6 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Dalliidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Dapediidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Denticidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Derepodichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Dicellopygidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Dictyopygidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Diphyodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Diploprionidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Discordichthyidae ✝ family	accepted		19	269 Ma Permian	252 Ma Permian
Dorsetichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Dwykiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Elassomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Elonichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Emblemariidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Eoplethodidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Eosemionotidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Erilepidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Etheostomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Eurycormidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Eurynotoidiidae ✝ family	accepted		34	273 Ma Permian	252 Ma Permian
Evenkiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ferrifronsidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Fitzroyiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Flutidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Fuyuanperleididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gabanellidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gebrayelichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gigactinidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gladiopycnodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Glaucosomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gobioidei family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gonatodidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gooeidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Guildayichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gyrodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Habroichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Hadrodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Haplolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Helostomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Hemerocoetidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Henicichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Hippoglossidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Holuridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Hoplopagridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Hysterocarpidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ichthyodectidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ichthyokentemidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Jordaniidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Kentuckiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Koonwarriidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Kyphosichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Labroidei family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lawniidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lepidoglanidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lepidosteidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lepidotidae ✝ family	accepted		3	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	89.3 Ma Late Cretaceous
Leptolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Liparopidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Luganoiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lycodapodidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Macrouroididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Marcopoloichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Medidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Mesturidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Milyeringidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Mimiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Muglioididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Muraenolepidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Neolabridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Neoletherinidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Neophrynichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Niphonidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Nursallidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Oligopleuridae ✝ family	accepted		1	125 Ma Early Cretaceous	122 Ma Early Cretaceous
Oligoridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ophicephalidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ophioclinidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ophiodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ophiopsiellidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ophiopsiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Opisthomyzonidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Osorioichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Oxylebiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pachycormidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Palaeoniscidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Panxianichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Paraclupeidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Peltopleuridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Periophthalmidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Perleididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Phanerorhynchidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pharyngopilidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidicthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidophoridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidopleuridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Platysiagidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Platysomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Plethodidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pleuropholidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Poecilidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Polyacanthidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Polymerichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Polzbergiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pomadasidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Priscacaridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Prohaleciteidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Protobramidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Protosyngnathidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Psammichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudobeaconiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pteropsaridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ptycholepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pycnodontes family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pycnodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pygaeidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pygidiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pygopteridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Redfieldiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rhabdolepidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rhabodlepidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rhadinichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rhegmatidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rogeniidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Runulidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Saurichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Saurodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sauropsidae ✝ family	accepted		0
Scanilepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sciaenoidei family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Scomberoidei family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Scorpaenichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Scorpidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Semiophoridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sinipercidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Siphonognathidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Siyuichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sorbinichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sparisomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sparoidei family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Sphaerodontidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Stegotrachelidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Strepheoschematidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Styracopteridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Synapturidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Synchridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tarrasiidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tegeolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Thoracopteridae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Trissolepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tungusichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Uarbrichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Unamichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Urosthenidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Varialepididae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Verilidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Willomorichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Xenesthidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Xenichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Xiphiostomidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Xiphisternidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Yelangichthyidae family	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aetheretmon ✝ genus	accepted		0
Aethocephalichthys ✝ genus	accepted		1	85.8 Ma Late Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late Cretaceous
Akromystax genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ameghinichthys ✝ genus	accepted		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Anapterus ✝ genus	accepted		0
Andalusias genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Andreolepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Aneurolepis ✝ genus	accepted		6	247 Ma Early Triassic	235 Ma Late Triassic
Angatubichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Angolaichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Apateodus ✝ genus	accepted		7	105 Ma Early Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late Cretaceous
Aphelolepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Apomesodon genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Arcodonichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Arduafrons genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Armigatus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Asialepidotus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Asiatolepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Atacamichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Atkinsonella ✝ genus	accepted		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Aulolepis ✝ genus	accepted		0
Baoqingichthys ✝ genus	accepted		14	254 Ma Permian	251 Ma Early Triassic
Bavarichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Beagiascus ✝ genus	accepted		4	326 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Beishanichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Caelatichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Camposichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cerinichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chandlerichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chanoides genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cheirodopsis ✝ genus	accepted		1	345 Ma Carboniferous	343 Ma Carboniferous
Chondrosteus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Chuhsiungichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cipactlichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Coccocephalichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cooyoo genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cornuboniscus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Crenilepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Crossognathus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Cuneognathus ✝ genus	accepted		1	372 Ma Late Devonian	359 Ma Late Devonian
Daninia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Daqingshaniscus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Dialipina genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Diplospondichthys ✝ genus	accepted		1	99.6 Ma Late Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late Cretaceous
Ducanichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ebenaqua genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Elopoides genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Flugopterus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Frodoichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Fukangichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gigapteryx genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gimlichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Gracilignathichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Grimmenodon genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Guaymayenia ✝ genus	accepted		1	247 Ma Early Triassic	237 Ma Middle Triassic
Gyrosteus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Heterostrophus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Heterothrissa genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Holcolepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Holopterygius genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Huanghelepsis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Hulettia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Humilichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ichthyokentema genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ichthyotringa genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Illiniichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Jinanichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Kalops ✝ genus	accepted		2	339 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Kelemejtubus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Khantausia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Kyphosichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lawrenciella genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Leufuichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ligulalepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Limnomis ✝ genus	accepted		0
Lineagruan ✝ genus	accepted		6	326 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Longdeichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Lophosteus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Luederia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Macraulostomus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Melanecta genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Mendocinichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Mesoclupea genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Mesolepis ✝ genus	accepted		1	359 Ma Late Devonian	323 Ma Carboniferous
Moythomasia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Muensterichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Neochallaia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Neosemionotus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Nozamichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Occithrissops genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ogunichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Osorioichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pacorichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Palaeoniscinotus ✝ genus	accepted		1	228 Ma Late Triassic	201 Ma Early Jurassic
Palaeothrissum genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Paralycoptera genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Paramblypterus ✝ genus	accepted		4	299 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Parascopelus ✝ genus	accepted		3	16.0 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Paratarrasius ✝ genus	accepted		5	326 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Pateroperca genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Peia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pelecorapis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Phacodus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Phoenicolepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pholidophorichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Phylactocephalus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Pietschellus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Piranhamesodon genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Placidichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Placopleurus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Proportheus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Prosantichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Protarpon genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Protoclupea genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Prymnetes genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Ramphosus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Reticulolepis ✝ genus	accepted		3	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Rharbichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rhinopycnodus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchorhinus ✝ genus	accepted		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Roslerichthys ✝ genus	accepted		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Sakamenichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Santanasalmo genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Santosius genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Schizospondylus ✝ genus	accepted		0
Sedenhorstia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Senekichthys ✝ genus	accepted		1	359 Ma Late Devonian	299 Ma Carboniferous
Shuleichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Spinofacia ✝ genus	accepted		2	323 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Stegotrachelus ✝ genus	accepted		2	388 Ma Middle Devonian	383 Ma Late Devonian
Subortichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Taemasacanthus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tanaocrossus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tanypterichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tarrasius ✝ genus	accepted		1	345 Ma Carboniferous	343 Ma Carboniferous
Tegeolepis genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tischlingerichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Todiltia genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Tonghuaichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Utahacanthus genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Vallecillichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Wardichthys ✝ genus	accepted		0
Woodichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB
Zhejiangichthys genus	accepted	No associated record in PBDB

Unlinked PBDB sub-entries

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Extant	Oldest	Youngest
Tarrasiiformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	1	extinct	345 Ma Carboniferous	343 Ma Carboniferous
Halecopsis ✝ genus	Not linked to GBIF	3	extinct	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Actinopteri class	Not linked to GBIF	12,624	extant	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Asarotiformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	1	extinct	83.6 Ma Late Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late Cretaceous
Polypteri superorder	Not linked to GBIF	0	extant
Bobastraniiformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	0	extinct
Aeduelliformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	5	extinct	323 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
Eurynotoidiformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	34	extinct	273 Ma Permian	252 Ma Permian
Discordichthyiformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	19	extinct	269 Ma Permian	252 Ma Permian
Cladistia class	Not linked to GBIF	58	extant	101 Ma Late Cretaceous
Isospondyli order	Not linked to GBIF	10	extant	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Paramblypteriformes order	Not linked to GBIF	12		307 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Meemania ✝ genus	Not linked to GBIF	0	extinct
Protospondyli ✝ suborder	Not linked to GBIF	0	extinct
Aetheospondyli suborder	Not linked to GBIF	3	extant	101 Ma Late Cretaceous	41.3 Ma Eocene
Microcoelia ✝ genus	Not linked to GBIF	0	extinct
Terenolepis ✝ genus	Not linked to GBIF	1	extinct	419 Ma Early Devonian	408 Ma Early Devonian
Avonichthys ✝ genus	Not linked to GBIF	1	extinct	359 Ma Late Devonian	347 Ma Carboniferous
Trachichthyiformes ✝ order	Not linked to GBIF	0	extinct

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Palaeoniscoidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Palaeoniscoidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1839	Lepidotus trotti Balsamo-Crivelli p. 427
1857	Pholidophorus lepturus Bellotti
1857	Semionotus dubius Bellotti
1857	Lepidotus pectoralis Bellotti p. 420
1857	Semionotus brevis Bellotti p. 422
1857	Pholidophorus rueppelli Bellotti p. 428
1876	Semionotus inornatus Henry p. 417 figs. Pl 2, fig 23
1885	Semionotus mendozaensis Geinitz
1887	Actinopterygii Cope
1890	Palaeoniscoidae Rohon
1895	Ophiopsis lepturus Woodward p. 172
1895	Heterolepidotus pectoralis Woodward p. 312
1895	Allolepidotus rueppelli Woodward p. 315
1898	Actinopterygii Gadow p. 7
1902	Actinopterygii Woodward p. 3
1906	Actinopterygii Andrews p. 313
1908	Actinopterygii Lambe
1910	Ophiopsis lepturus de Alessandri p. 87 figs. Pl 3, fig 4
1910	Ophiopsis lariensis de Alessandri p. 89 figs. Pl 3, figs 5,6
1910	Eugnathus trottii de Alessandri p. 97 figs. Pl 5, fig 3
1910	Heterolepidotus pectoralis de Alessandri p. 100 figs. Pl 5, fig 4; pl 6, fig 1; pl 7, fig 1
1910	Heterolepidotus brevis de Alessandri p. 107 figs. Pl 7, fig 2
1910	Allolepidotus rueppelli de Alessandri p. 118 figs. Pl 8, figs 3,4
1910	Eugnathus trottii de Allessandri p. 97 figs. Pl 5, fig 3
1916	Actinopterygii Woodward p. 23
1944	Gyrolepidoides cuyanus Cabrera
1946	Palaeoniscoidea Dunkle p. 402
1946	Cenechoia paramillensis Rusconi
1946	Eurynotus uspallatensis Rusconi
1946	Pholidophorus dentatus Rusconi
1946	Semionotus unicristatus Rusconi
1947	Cenechoia sulcata Rusconi
1947	Pholidophorus vallejensis Rusconi
1948	Gyrolepidoides multistriatus Rusconi

Year	Name and Author
1950	Semionotus vallejensis Rusconi
1952	Neochallaia leonensis Rusconi
1960	Palaeoniscoidea Gardiner p. 241
1966	Actinopterygii Casier p. 103
1973	Actinopterygii Daly p. 564
1977	Actinopterygii Miles
1978	Actinopterygii Schaeffer and Dalquest p. 8
1981	Actinopterygii Thurmond and Jones p. 80
1987	Actinopterygii Kumar and Loyal p. 68
1988	Actinopterygii Case and Schwimmer p. 297
1991	Actinopterygii Ahlberg p. 280
1993	Actinopterygii Cvancara and Hoganson p. 13
1993	Actinopterygii Domning and Clark p. 413
1995	Ophiopsis lepturus Bürgin p. 818 figs. 12-14
1995	Palaeoniscimorpha Lund et al. pp. 215-220
1997	Actinopterygii Delsate p. 129
1999	Actinopterygii Cartanyá p. 540
1999	Actinopterygii Weems p. 32
2001	Furo trottii Lombardo p. 355 figs. 7-9; pl 2A
2002	Palaeoniscimorpha Poplin and Lund
2003	Actinopterygii Delsate p. 17
2003	Actinopterygii Meyer and Zardoya
2004	Palaeoniscimorpha Prokofiev
2006	Actinopterygii Grande and Hilton p. 5
2007	Actinopterygii Carnevale p. 8
2008	Actinopterygii Long et al.
2009	Palaeonisci Minikh and Minikh p. 144
2009	Actinopterygii Zalohar et al. p. 80
2010	Actinopterygii Poyato-Ariza p. 651
2011	Actinopterygii Long p. 242
2013	Actinopterygii Betancur-R. et al.
2013	Actinopterygii Denton p. 786
2014	Actinopterygii Fourriére et al. p. 380
2018	Actinopterygii Carnevale and Godfrey p. 163

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