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Lepisosteioidei

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lepisostoidei Thurmond and Jones p. 82
1988Lepisosteioidei Case and Schwimmer p. 297
2012Lepisosteioidei López-Arbarello

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
suborderLepisosteioidei

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.

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G. †Araripelepidotes Santos 1990
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Araripelepidotes temnurus Agassiz 1841
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Fm. Lepisosteidae Cuvier 1825
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G. Atractosteus Rafinesque 1820
G. Lepidosteus Agassiz 1843
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Lepidosteus atrox Leidy 1873
Lepidosteus bison DeKay 1842
Lepidosteus glaber Marsh 1871
Lepidosteus longus Lambe 1908
Lepidosteus notabilis Leidy 1873
Lepidosteus simplex Leidy 1873
Lepidosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Subfm. Lepisosteinae Cuvier 1825
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Tr. Lepisosteini Cuvier 1825
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G. †Grandemarinus Cooper et al. 2023
G. †Herreraichthys Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2016
G. Lepisosteus Agassiz 1843
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Lepisosteus aganus Cope 1877
Lepisosteus cuneatus Cope 1884
Lepisosteus glaber Marsh 1871
Lepisosteus integer Cope 1877
Lepisosteus knieskerni Fowler 1911
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Invalid names: Lepidotus haydeni Leidy 1856 [synonym]
Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus 1758
Lepisosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Clastes Cope 1872 [synonym], Pneumatosteus Cope 1869 [synonym]
G. †Masillosteus Micklich and Klappert 2001
G. †Nhanulepisosteus Brito et al. 2017
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Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus Brito et al. 2017
G. †Oniichthys Cavin and Brito 2001
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Oniichthys falipoui Cavin and Brito 2001
Fm. †Obaichthyidae Grande 2010
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G. †Dentilepisosteus Grande 2010
G. †Obaichthys Wenz and Brito 1992
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Obaichthys decoratus Wenz and Brito 1992
Obaichthys laevis Wenz and Brito 1992
G. †Pliodetes Wenz 1999
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Pliodetes nigeriensis Wenz 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:27:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 145.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.9 Ma

Collections (630 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian - Valanginian152.1 - 132.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Lepisosteidae indet. (88876)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9United Kingdom (England) Lepisosteus fittonii (168982)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Niger (Agadez) Pliodetes nigeriensis (37200)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5USA (Utah) Lepisosteidae indet. (97951)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceará) Obaichthys decoratus, Obaichthys laevis (92290)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Oklahoma) Lepisosteidae indet. (14374 14392)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Pernacumbo) Araripelepidotes temnurus (165422)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (Texas) Lepisosteus sp. (14375)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Lepisosteus sp. (14391)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Oniichthys falipoui (124314)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Algeria (Adrar) Obaichthys africanus (59578)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya (Awbari) Lepisosteidae indet. (45725)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nevada) Lepisosteidae indet. (181586)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis, Obaichthys africanus (224512 224513)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Lepisosteidae indet. (25325)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Lepisosteidae indet. (200123) Lepisosteus sp. (73611 73612)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Nunavut) Lepisosteidae indet. (45559)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Stromerichthys sp., Osteichthyes indet. (132494)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Morocco Grandemarinus gherisensis (150881) Lepisosteidae indet. (133317)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Coahuila) Herreraichthys coahuilaensis (210316)