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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)

Taxonomy

Actinopterygii was named by Cope (1887). It is extant.

It was reranked as the class Actinopterygii by Andrews (1906), Woodward (1916), Daly (1973), Schaeffer and Dalquest (1978), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Kumar and Loyal (1987), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Ahlberg (1991), Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Weems (1999), Grande and Hilton (2006) and Poyato-Ariza (2010); it was reranked as the superclass Actinopterygii by Betancur-R et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Teleostomi by Andrews (1906) and Woodward (1916); to Teleostomi by Zalohar et al. (2009); to Osteichthyes by Daly (1973), Schaeffer and Dalquest (1978), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Kumar and Loyal (1987), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Ahlberg (1991), Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Weems (1999), Meyer and Zardoya (2003), Grande and Hilton (2006) and Poyato-Ariza (2010); and to Osteichthyes by Long (2011) and Betancur-R et al. (2013).

Subtaxa

Acrognathus, Actinopteri, Aeduelliformes, Aesopichthyidae, Aetheospondyli, Aetheretmon, Aethocephalichthys, Akanolepis, Ameghinichthys, Anapterus, Apateodus, Asarotiformes, Aulolepis, Australichthys, Baoqingichthys, Beagiascus, Belonorhynchidae, Bobastraniiformes, Cheirodopsis, Chirothrix, Cladistia, Ctenothrissa, Cuneognathus, Dactylopogon, Dercetidae (syn. Anguillavus hackberryensis), Dinopteryx, Diplospondichthys, Echidnocephalus, Elonichthyiformes, Enchelurus, Engraulis, Exocoetoides, Globulodus, Guaymayenia, Guildayichthyiformes, Gunterichthys, Halecopsis, Histiothrissa, Isospondyli, Kalops, Leptolepidae, Limnomis, Lineagruan, Mallotus, Mesolepis, Microcoelia, Nematonotus, Opistopteryx, Pachylebias, Palaeonisciformes (syn. Palaeoniscida), Paramblypteriformes, Parascopelus, Paratarrasius, Peltopleuriformes, Perleidiformes, Plethodus, Polypteri, Prolebias, Pronotacanthus, Protaulopsis, Protospondyli, Pseudoberyx, Redfieldiformes, Reticulolepis, Rhadinichthyidae, Rhinellus, Rhynchorhinus, Roslerichthys, Salmo, Sardinioides, Sardinius, Saurichthys, Scombroclupea, Scopeloides, Spinofacia, Tarrasiiformes, Teleosteomorpha, Telepholis, Tetragonopterus, Thryptodus, Wardichthys

Sister taxa

Osteichthyes (syn. Pisces)

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Synonyms

Palaeonisci is a superorder. It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Actinopterygii by Sallan (2012).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Minikh and Minikh (2009).
Palaeoniscoidei is a suborder. It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Actinopterygii by Patterson (1982).

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Schaeffer (1967) and Daly (1973).
Palaeoniscoidea is an order.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Actinopterygii by Patterson (1982).

It was assigned to Chondrostei by Dunkle (1946); and to Actinopterygii by Gardiner (1960).
Semionotus brodei was named by Newton (1887). Its type specimen is BMNH P7615 and is a compression fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by McCune (1986).
Semionotus inornatus was named by Henry (1876). It is a compression fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by McCune (1986).
Gyrolepidoides cuyanus was named by Cabrera (1944).

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Cenechoia paramillensis was named by Rusconi (1946). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Uspallata, Agua de la Zorra, which is in a Triassic lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Agua de la Zorra Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Cenechoia sulcata was named by Rusconi (1947). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Uspallata, Agua de la Zorra, which is in a Triassic lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Agua de la Zorra Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Eurynotus uspallatensis was named by Rusconi (1946). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Uspallata, Agua de la Zorra, which is in a Triassic lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Agua de la Zorra Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Semionotus mendozaensis was named by Geinitz (1885). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Uspallata, Agua de la Zorra, which is in a Triassic lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Agua de la Zorra Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Semionotus unicristatus was named by Rusconi (1946).

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Semionotus vallejensis was named by Rusconi (1950). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Uspallata, Agua de la Zorra, which is in a Triassic lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Agua de la Zorra Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Pholidophorus dentatus was named by Rusconi (1946).

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Pholidophorus vallejensis was named by Rusconi (1947). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Uspallata, Agua de la Zorra, which is in a Triassic lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Agua de la Zorra Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Neochallaia leonensis was named by Rusconi (1952).

It was considered a nomen dubium by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).
Palaeoniscoidae was named by Rohon (1890). It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Actinopterygii by Patterson (1982).

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Rohon (1890).
Palaeoniscimorpha was named by Lund et al. (1995). Its type is Senekichthys.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Palaeoniscimorpha by Prokofiev (2004); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Actinopterygii by Sallan (2012).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Poplin and Lund (2002) and Prokofiev (2004).
Palaeoniscidae was named by Vogt (1852).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Actinopterygii by Patterson (1982).

It was assigned to Lysopteri by Cope (1887); to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1916); to Chondrostei by Woodward (1891) and Heintz (1934); to Palaeoniscoidea by Dunkle (1946); to Palaeoniscoidei by Schaeffer (1967); to Palaeonisciformes by Heckert (2004); and to Osteichthyes by Irmis (2005).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1852	Palaeoniscidae Vogt
1876	Semionotus inornatus Henry
1885	Semionotus mendozaensis Geinitz
1887	Actinopterygii Cope
1887	Palaeoniscidae Cope p. 1018
1887	Semionotus brodei Newton
1890	Palaeoniscoidae Rohon
1891	Palaeoniscidae Woodward p. 416
1906	Actinopterygii Andrews p. 313
1916	Actinopterygii Woodward p. 23
1916	Palaeoniscidae Woodward p. 23
1934	Palaeoniscidae Heintz p. S187
1944	Gyrolepidoides cuyanus Cabrera
1946	Palaeoniscidae Dunkle p. 402
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
1950	Semionotus vallejensis Rusconi
1952	Neochallaia leonensis Rusconi
1960	Palaeoniscoidea Gardiner p. 241
1967	Palaeoniscidae Schaeffer
1967	Palaeoniscoidei Schaeffer
1973	Actinopterygii Daly p. 564
1973	Palaeoniscoidei Daly p. 564
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
1995	Palaeoniscimorpha Lund et al. pp. 215-220
1999	Actinopterygii Weems p. 32
2002	Palaeoniscimorpha Poplin and Lund
2003	Actinopterygii Meyer and Zardoya
2004	Palaeoniscidae Heckert p. 80
2004	Palaeoniscimorpha Prokofiev
2005	Palaeoniscidae Irmis p. 66
2006	Actinopterygii Grande and Hilton p. 5
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.

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