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Pholidophoriformes

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Pholidophoriformes Long p. 242
2013Pholidophoriformes Arratia p. 15
2015Pholidophoriformes Tintori et al. p. 287
2016Pholidophoriformes Nelson et al. p. 129
2017Pholidophoriformes Arratia p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
orderPholidophoriformes

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. †Pholidorhynchodon Zambelli 1980
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Pholidorhynchodon malzannii Zambelli 1980
Fm. †Archaeomaenidae Wade 1941
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G. †Gurvanichthys Jakovlev 1986
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Gurvanichthys mongoliensis Jakovlev 1986
G. †Madariscus Wade 1941
Fm. †Eurycormidae Arratia 2017
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Eurycormus grandis Woodward 1889
Eurycormus speciosus Wagner 1863
G. †Grimmenichthys Konwert and Hörnig 2018
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Grimmenichthys ansorgei Konwert and Hörnig 2018
Fm. †Ichthyokentemidae Griffith and Patterson 1963
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G. †Elpistoichthys Griffith 1977
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Elpistoichthys pectinatus Griffith 1977
Elpistoichthys striolatus Griffith 1977
G. †Luxembourgichthys Taverne and Steurbaut 2017
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Fm. †Pholidophoridae Woodward 1890
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G. †Annaichthys Arratia 2013
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G. †Archaeomaene Woodward 1895
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Archaeomaene robustus Woodward 1895
Archaeomaene tenuis Woodward 1895
G. †Ceneichthys Taverne and Capasso 2015
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Ceneichthys zambellii Taverne and Capasso 2015
G. †Ceramurus Egerton 1845
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Ceramurus macrocephalus Egerton 1845
G. †Eopholidophorus Zambelli 1989
G. †Knerichthys Arratia 2013
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Knerichthys bronni Kner 1866
G. †Lombardichthys Arratia 2017
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Lombardichthys gervasuttii Zambelli 1980
G. †Malingichthys Tintori et al. 2015
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Malingichthys nimaiguensis Tintori et al. 2015
Malingichthys wanfenglinensis Tintori et al. 2015
G. †Neopholidophoropsis Taverne 1981
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Parapholidophorus caffii Airaghi 1908
Parapholidophorus nybelini Zambelli 1975
G. †Pholidoctenus Zambelli 1978
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Pholidoctenus serianus Zambelli 1978
G. †Pholidolepis Nybelin 1966
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Pholidolepis dorsetensis Nybelin 1966
G. †Pholidophoretes Griffith 1977
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Pholidophoretes salvus Griffith 1977
G. †Pholidophoroides Woodward 1941
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Pholidophoroides limbata Agassiz 1833
G. †Pholidophoropsis Nybelin 1966
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Pholidophoropsis caudalis Woodward 1895
Pholidophoropsis maculata Nybelin 1966
G. †Pholidophorus Agassiz 1832
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Pholidophorus angustus Agassiz 1843
Pholidophorus australis Woodward 1908
Pholidophorus barazzettii Bassani 1886
Pholidophorus brevis Davies 1887
Pholidophorus browni Broom 1913
Pholidophorus curionii Heckel 1849
Pholidophorus dubius Woodward 1890
Pholidophorus furcatus Agassiz 1833
Pholidophorus gaudryi Sauvage 1892
Pholidophorus germanicus Quenstedt 1858
Pholidophorus gracilis Agassiz 1838
Pholidophorus granulatus Egerton 1854
Pholidophorus gregarius Woodward 1890
Pholidophorus hartmanni Egerton 1843
Pholidophorus higginsi Egerton 1854
Pholidophorus intermedius Agassiz 1838
Pholidophorus latimanus Agassiz 1834
Pholidophorus latiusculus Agassiz 1832
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus deeckei de Zigno 1891 [synonym], Pholidophorus fusiformis Agassiz 1844 [synonym], Pholidophorus taramelli de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
Pholidophorus latus Agassiz 1834
Pholidophorus maximus Agassiz 1843
Pholidophorus micronyx Agassiz 1834
Pholidophorus microps Agassiz 1833
Pholidophorus minor Agassiz 1843
Pholidophorus nitidus Egerton 1854
Pholidophorus onychius Agassiz 1837
Pholidophorus ornatus Agassiz 1843
Pholidophorus pachysomus Egerton 1852
Pholidophorus pusillus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus knerii de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
Pholidophorus radians Agassiz 1834
Pholidophorus spaethi Taverne 1981
Pholidophorus stricklandi Agassiz 1843
Pholidophorus striolaris Agassiz 1843
Pholidophorus taxis Agassiz 1834
Pholidophorus uraeoides Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Microps Agassiz 1833 [synonym], Pholidophorus latiusculus pusillus Zambelli 1986 [objective synonym]
G. †Pseudopholidoctenus Arratia and Schultze 2024
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Pseudopholidoctenus germanicus Arratia and Schultze 2024
G. †Zambellichthys Arratia 2013
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Invalid names: Pholidophorinae Zambelli 1986 [empty]
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G. †Gondwanapleuropholis Brito and Gallo 2002
G. †Pleuropholis Egerton 1858
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Pleuropholis attenuata Morris 1854
Pleuropholis attenuatus Egerton 1858
Pleuropholis cinerosorum Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2016
Pleuropholis crassicauda Egerton 1858
Pleuropholis danielae Brito and Vullo 2023
Pleuropholis formosa Woodward 1919
Pleuropholis longicaudus Egerton 1858
Pleuropholis serrata Egerton 1858
Invalid names: Catervariolidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 247.20000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (101 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Bithynian251.3 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Pholidophorus gregarius (131926)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Pholidophorus barazzettii (149323) Pholidophorus barazzettii, Pholidophorus curionii (117943)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Pholidophorus sp. (139864) Pseudopholidoctenus germanicus (138117)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Pholidophorus sp. (111729)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain Parapholidophorus sp. (149853) Pholidophoridae indet. (148734 148735) Pholidophorus sp., Pholidophoriformes indet. (149852)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Malingichthys nimaiguensis, Malingichthys wanfenglinensis (175087)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Lecco) Pholidophorus curionii (120901)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy Palaeoniscus curioni (153100) Pholidophorus curionii (153408)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus sp. (46889)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3South Africa (Free State) Pholidophorus browni (220879) Pholidophorus sp. (220878)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Elpistoichthys pectinatus, Pholidophoretes salvus, Elpistoichthys striolatus (118111)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Knerichthys bronni (153334 153335) Pholidophorus microlepidotus, Pholidophorus bronnii (122361)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Italy Pholidophorus knerii, Pholidophorus deeckei, Pholidophorus taramelli (153107)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Indonesia (Maluku) Pholidophorus sp. (204490)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy Pholidophorus gervasuttii, Zambellichthys bergamensis, Annaichthys pontegiurinensis (122001) Pholidophorus latiusculus (131996) Pholidophorus latiusculus, Pholidophorus pusillus (153108) Pholidorhynchodon malzannii, Ceneichthys zambellii (198268)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria (Tirol) Pholidophorus latiusculus, Pholidophorus pusillus (130601 130602)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Lombardia) Parapholidophorus nybelini, Pholidoctenus serianus, Pholidorhynchodon malzannii (59639)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria Pholidophorus latiusculus (121671 155734 207544 207545 207546 207547) Pholidophorus sp. n., Pholidophorus latiusculus (122455)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Eopholidophorus forojuliensis (83370)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Italy Pholidoctenus sanpellegrinensis (186590) Pholidophorus caffii (130603)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom Pholidophorus higginsi (132046)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus higginsi (131728) Pholidophorus sp., Pholidophorus higginsi, Pholidophorus nitidus (122365)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pholidophorus higginsi (204164)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Pholidophorus sp. (195673)
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus leptocephalus (96606)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus stricklandi (122157 122158)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom Pholidophorus stricklandi (131892)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Pholidophorus stricklandi (136914)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus stricklandi (131925 132045)
Jurassic201.3 - 145.0Brazil (Piaui) Gondwanapleuropholis longimaxillaris (133340)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Pholidolepis dorsetensis, Pholidophorus crenulatus, Pholidophoroides limbata, Pholidophorus caudalis, Pholidophoropsis maculata, Pholidophorus limbatus, Pholidophoroides crenulata, Pholidophorus pachysomus (122153) Pholidophorus crenulatus, Pholidophorus caudalis, Pholidophorus limbatus (122155) Pholidophorus crenulatus, Pholidophorus caudalis, Pholidophorus limbatus, Pholidophorus pachysomus (122154)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Italy Pholidolepis sp., Pholidophorus sp. (90673)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Pholidophorus friedeni (195084)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Italy (Lombardy) Pholidophorus sp. (90436)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Pholidophorus germanicus, Pholidophorus hartmanni (122170)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Belgium Luxembourgichthys friedeni (195085)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France Pholidophorus germanicus (122732) Pholidophorus retrodorsalis, Pholidophorus germanicus, Pholidophorus gaudryi (122733)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Pholidophoriformes indet., Grimmenichthys ansorgei (186714)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Pholidophorus gaudryi (122734)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Pholidophorus friedeni (148844)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Italy Pholidophorus sp. (190202)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Pholidophorus germanicus (131924) Pholidophorus sp., Pholidophorus germanicus, Pholidophorus hartmanni (122169)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany (Würtemberg) Pholidophorus germanicus, Pholidophorus hartmanni (122171)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus germanicus (122167 122372)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom Pholidophorus crenulatus (131929) Pholidophorus germanicus (132036)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6Luxembourg Pholidophoriformes indet. (141389)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom Pholidophorus sp. (131844)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Pholidophorus sp., Pholidophorus germanicus (131997)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus sp. (130656)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Eurycormus grandis (123348)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile Pholidophorus domeykanus (215835)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Australia (New South Wales) Archaeomaene tenuis, Archaeomaene robustus (29461)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France Pholidophorus sp. (131960)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pholidophorus sp. 1, Pholidophorus sp. 2, Pholidophorus sp. 3, Eurycormus speciosus (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Pleuropholis sp. (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Pholidophorus sp., Pleuropholis sp. (150583)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Eurycormus speciosus (198269)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Pholidophorus sp. (35262)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Denmark (Bornholm) Pleuropholis serratus (68332) Pleuropholis sp. (68331)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus granulatus (52301) Pleuropholis attenuatus (122161) Pleuropholis crassicaudus (122162)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Aptian145.0 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Pleuropholidae indet. (59355)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Pleuropholis sp. (28006)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Belgium (Sauerland) Pholidophorus sp., Pholidophorus obesus (22645)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Germany Pholidophorus ornatus, Pholidophorus spaethi, Neopholidophoropsis serrata (212878)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Gurvanichthys mongoliensis (122332)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Argentina Pleuropholidae indet. (22710)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Italy (Campania) Pleuropholis decastroi (112631) Pleuropholis decastroii (221195)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Er Rachida) Pleuropholis danielae (230286)