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Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy

Elonichthyidae was named by Aldinger (1937).

It was assigned to Palaeoniscoidea by Gardiner (1960).

Subtaxa

Synonyms

Acrolepis addamsi was named by Broom (1913).

It was considered a nomen dubium by Gardiner (1962).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1913	Acrolepis addamsi Broom p. 400 figs. pl. 20
1937	Elonichthyidae Aldinger p. 16
1960	Elonichthyidae Gardiner p. 360

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