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Elopidae
Taxonomy
Elopidae was named by Bonaparte (1846). It is extant.
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Clupeoidei by Estes (1964); to Elopoidea by Applegate (1970); to Elopoidei by Thurmond and Jones (1981); and to Elopiformes by Estes and Berberian (1970), Purdy et al. (2001), Peng et al. (2001), Forey et al. (2003) and Betancur-R et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Clupeoidei by Estes (1964); to Elopoidea by Applegate (1970); to Elopoidei by Thurmond and Jones (1981); and to Elopiformes by Estes and Berberian (1970), Purdy et al. (2001), Peng et al. (2001), Forey et al. (2003) and Betancur-R et al. (2013).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1846 | Elopidae Bonaparte |
| 1901 | Elopidae Woodward p. 7 |
| 1964 | Elopidae Estes p. 48 |
| 1970 | Elopidae Applegate p. 405 |
| 1970 | Elopidae Estes and Berberian p. 3 |
| 1981 | Elopidae Thurmond and Jones p. 88 |
| 2001 | Elopidae Peng et al. p. 16 |
| 2001 | Elopidae Purdy et al. p. 162 |
| 2003 | Elopidae Forey et al. p. 228 |
| 2013 | Elopidae Betancur-R. et al. |
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