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Actinopterygii
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Rank | superclass (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | ray-finned fish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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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 (based on Actinopterygii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Actinopteri class | listed (PBDB) | 12,624 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cladistia class | listed (PBDB) | 58 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Polypteri superorder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Aeduelliformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian | |
Asarotiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Bobastraniiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Discordichthyiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 269 Ma Permian | 259 Ma Permian | |
Eurynotoidiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 34 | 273 Ma Permian | 259 Ma Permian | |
Isospondyli order | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Paramblypteriformes order | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
Tarrasiiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Trachichthyiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aetheospondyli suborder | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Protospondyli ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aesopichthyidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Centrolepidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Aetheretmon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aethocephalichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Akanolepis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ameghinichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Anapterus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Aneurolepis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Apateodus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Atkinsonella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Aulolepis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Australichthys ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Avonichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Baoqingichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 254 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Beagiascus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Cheirodopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Cheirothrix ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ctenothrissa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Cuneognathus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Dactylopogon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Dinopteryx ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Diplospondichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Echidnocephalus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Enchelurus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eurypoma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Exocoetoides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Guaymayenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Gunterichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Halecopsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Histiothrissa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kalops ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
Limnomis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lineagruan ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Mallotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Meemania ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Mesolepis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Microcoelia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Opistopteryx ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pachylebias ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeoniscinotus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Parascopelus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
Paratarrasius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Plethodus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolebias ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pronotacanthus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Protaulopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pseudoberyx ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Reticulolepis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Rhinellus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhynchorhinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Roslerichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Salmo genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Salmon | 0 Ma Extant | ||
Sardinioides genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Schizospondylus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Senekichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Spinofacia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Stegotrachelus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Telepholis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Terenolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Tetragonopterus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Thryptodus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Wardichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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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 |
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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 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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