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Osteoglossocephala

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Osteoglossocephala is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Osteoglossocephalai by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Teleocephala by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Osteoglossocephala Betancur et al.
2016Osteoglossocephala Nelson et al. p. 153

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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)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—Osteoglossocephala
—Osteoglossocephala

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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Superor. Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al. 1966
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G. †Chandlerichthys Grande 1986
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Fm. Hiodontidae Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846
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G. †Eohiodon Cavender 1966
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†Eohiodon rosei Hussakof 1916
†Eohiodon woodruffi Wilson 1978
G. Hiodon Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
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Hiodon alosoides Rafinesque 1819
†Hiodon consteniorum Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
G. †Tanichthys Jin 1991
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G. †Joffrichthys Li and Wilson 1996
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†Joffrichthys symmetropterus Li and Wilson 1996
†Joffrichthys tanyourus Murray et al. 2018
†Joffrichthys triangulpterus Newbrey and Bozek 2000
Or. Osteoglossiformes Berg 1940
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G. Arapaima Lundberg and Chernoff 1992
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Arapaima gigas Lundberg and Chernoff 1992
G. †Thrissopterus Heckel 1856
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†Thrissopterus catullii Heckel 1856
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G. †Foreyichthys Taverne 1979
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†Foreyichthys bolcensis Taverne 1979
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G. Gymnarchus Cuvier 1829 [aba knifefish]
G. †Heterosteoglossum Bonde 2008
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G. †Lopadichthys Murray et al. 2018
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†Lopadichthys colwellae Murray et al. 2018
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G. †Aokiichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Aokiichthys changae Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys otai Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys praedorsalis Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys toriyamai Yabumoto 1994
†Aokiichthys uyenoi Yabumoto 1994
G. †Changichthys Su 1991
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G. †Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
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†Yungkangichthys hsitanensis Chang and Chou 1974
†Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto 1994
G. †Monopteros Volta 1796
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†Monopteros gigas Volta 1796
Fm. Notopteridae [knifefish]
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G. †Notopterus Lacepede 1800
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†Notopterus primaevus Gunther 1876
Invalid names: Notopterinae [empty], Xenomystinae [empty]
G. †Opsithrissops Daniltshenko 1968
Fm. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte 1832 [arowana]
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G. †Dapedoglossus Cope 1877
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†Dapedoglossus testis Cope 1877
G. Heterotis Rüppell 1828 [African arowana]
Subfm. Osteoglossinae Nelson 1968
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G. †Brychaetus Agassiz 1845
G. †Cretophareodus Lim 1996
G. †Phareodus Leidy 1873
G. †Singida Greenwood and Patterson 1967
G. †Taverneichthys Kumar et al. 2005
G. †Scleropages Gunther 1864
Invalid names: Heterodontinae [empty], Heterotidinae Nelson 1968 [empty]
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Fm. Pantodontidae Peters 1876
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G. †Capassopiscis Taverne 2022
G. †Palaeopantodon Taverne 2021
G. †Pankowskipiscis Taverne 2021
G. †Petersichthys Taverne 2021
G. †Prognathoglossum Taverne and Capasso 2012
Invalid names: Clupisudidae [empty]
G. †Tongxinichthys Ma 1980
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Fm. †Wakinoichthiidae Yabumoto 1994
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G. †Wakinoichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Wakinoichthys aokii Yabumoto 1994
†Wakinoichthys robustus Yabumoto 1994
G. Wilsonichthys Murray et al. 2016
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Wilsonichthys aridinsulensis Murray et al. 2016
G. †Xixiaichthys Zhang 2004
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Invalid names: Mormyridae [empty], Saurocephalidae [empty]
G. †Shuleichthys Murray et al. 2010
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†Shuleichthys brachypteryx Murray et al. 2010
Invalid names: Lycopteriformes [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (159 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic - Mesozoic538.8 - 66.0USA (washington) Phareodus sp. (236495)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Osteoglossiformes indet. (176120)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Osteoglossiformes indet. (204918 204936)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Osteoglossiformes indet. (45726)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Shandong) Tanichthys ningjiagouensis (47070)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Fukuoka) Aokiichthys sp., Aokiichthys toriyamai, Aokiichthys changae, Aokiichthys otai, Aokiichthys uyenoi, Aokiichthys praedorsalis (145243) Wakinoichthys aokii (145246) Wakinoichthys aokii, Wakinoichthys robustus (145244) Yungkangichthys macrodon, Wakinoichthys aokii (145245)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0China (NingXia) Tongxinichthys microdus (119465)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0China Xixiaichthys tongxiensis (117997)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Changichthys dalinghensis (126448)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Ishikawa) Osteoglossidae indet. (32324)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Gansu) Shuleichthys brachypteryx (135813)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0South Korea (Kyongsangnam-do) Wakinoichthys aokii (144935)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Saurocephalidae indet. (238510)
Cenomanian - Campanian100.5 - 72.1Tanzania (Mbeya) Osteoglossomorpha indet. (46888 100215)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Alaska) Chandlerichthys strickeri (84475)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Nunavut) Osteoglossomorpha indet. (45559)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Capassopiscis pankowskii, Petersichthys libanicus, Pankowskipiscis haqelensis, Palaeopantodon vandersypeni (221948)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Prognathoglossum kalassyi (221170)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Hiodontidae indet. (14385)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Hiodontidae indet., Wilsonichthys sp. (14425 14426 14428 190345) Wilsonichthys sp. (190344)