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Gonorhynchiformes

Actinopteri - Gonorhynchiformes

Taxonomy

Gonorhynchiformes is an order. It is extant.

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Ostariophysi by Nelson (2006); to Anotophysa by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Anotophysi by Grande and Grande (1999), Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Aethalionopsis, Caeus, Chanoidei, Chanopsis, Dastilbe, Gonorhynchoidei, Knerioidei, Neohalecopsis, Salminops, Tharrhias

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1999	Gonorhynchiformes Grande and Grande p. 10
2002	Gonorhynchiformes Sepkoski
2006	Gonorhynchiformes Nelson
2011	Gonorhynchiformes Long p. 243
2013	Gonorhynchiformes Betancur et al.
2016	Gonorhynchiformes Nelson et al. p. 175

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
superclass	Actinopterygii	()
class	Actinopteri	()

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Neopterygii	(Regan 1923)
—	Teleosteomorpha
—	Teleostei	(Müller 1846)
—	Teleocephala	de Pinna 1996
—	Clupeocephala	Patterson and Rosen 1977
—	Otocephala
superorder	Ostariophysi	Jordan and Evermann 1896
—	Anotophysa	(Rosen and Greenwood 1970)
order	Gonorhynchiformes
order	Gonorhynchiformes

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.

Or. Gonorhynchiformes

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G. †Aethalionopsis Gaudant 1967

G. †Caeus Costa 1853

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†Caeus leopoldi Costa 1860

Subor. Chanoidei

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Fm. Chanidae

G. Chanos Lacépède 1803

G. †Rubiesichthys Wenz 1984

†Rubiesichthys gregalis Wenz 1984

Invalid names: Chaninae Günther 1869 [empty], Rubiesichthyinae [empty]

G. †Chanopsis Casier 1961

G. †Dastilbe Jordan 1910

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†Dastilbe crandalli Jordan 1910

†Dastilbe elongatus Silva-Santos 1947

Subor. Gonorhynchoidei

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Fm. Gonorhynchidae Gunther 1868

G. †Charitopsis Gayet 1993

G. †Charitosomus von der Marck 1885

†Charitosomus formosus von der Marck 1885

†Charitosomus hakelensis Davis 1887

†Charitosomus lineolatus Picktet and Humbert 1866

†Charitosomus major Woodward 1901

G. †Hakeliosomus Gayet 1993

G. †Judeichthys Gayet 1985

†Judeichthys haasi Gayet 1985

G. †Notogoneus Cope 1885

†Notogoneus cuvieri Agassiz 1843

†Notogoneus gracilis Sytchevskaya 1986

†Notogoneus janeti Priem 1908

†Notogoneus longiceps von Meyer 1848

†Notogoneus montanensis Grande and Grande 1999

†Notogoneus osculus Cope 1885

Invalid names: Protocatostomus constablei Whitfield 1890 [synonym]

†Notogoneus parvus Hills 1934

†Notogoneus squamosseus de Blainville 1818

Invalid names: Protocatostomus Whitefiled 1890 [synonym]

G. †Ramallichthys Gayet 1982

†Ramallichthys orientalis Gayet 1982

G. †Sapperichthys Amaral et al. 2013

†Sapperichthys chiapanensis Amaral et al. 2013

Invalid names: Charitosomidae Gayet 1993 [synonym]

Invalid names: Judeichthyidae Gayet 1985 [empty]

Subor. Knerioidei

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Fm. Kneriidae

Invalid names: Kneriinae Gunther 1868 [empty], Phractolaeminae [empty]

G. †Neohalecopsis Weiler 1928

G. †Salminops Gayet 1985

G. †Tharrhias Jordan and Branner 1908

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

freshwatero

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

nektonico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Created:

2009-07-20 21:22:40

Modified:

2017-04-17 10:35:51

Source: o = order, subp = subphylum

References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Chattian or 125.77000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (32 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	Spain (Castilla-La Mancha)	Rubiesichthys gregalis (28006)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Mexico (Chiapas)	Gonorhynchiformes indet. (68835)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Brazil	Dastilbe crandalli (63322)
Early/Lower Aptian - Late/Upper Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Brazil (Maranhao)	Dastilbe elongatus (31170)
Late/Upper Aptian	119.57 - 113.2	Brazil (Pernambuco)	Tharrhias araripis (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053)
Late/Upper Aptian	119.57 - 113.2	Brazil (Ceará)	Dastilbe crandalli (115134) Dastilbe sp. (122926)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian	119.57 - 110.1	Brazil (Pernacumbo)	Tharrhias araripis (165422)
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	Italy (Campania)	Caeus leopoldi (221195)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Mexico (Chiapas)	Gonorhynchidae indet. (192074)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Palestinian Territory	Judeichthys haasi, Ramallichthys orientalis (11804)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Lebanon	Charitosomus hakelensis (221230 221231) Spaniodon hakelensis (216596)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Italy (Gorizia)	Chanidae indet. (103811 116133)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	USA (Montana)	Notogoneus montananesis (133330)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Germany	Charitosomus formosus (221717)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Montana)	Notogoneus montenensis (22689)
Lancian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Wyoming)	Gonorhynchiformes indet. H (14519)
Lancian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Montana)	Gonorhynchiformes indet. H, Notogoneus sp. (144502) Notogoneus sp. (14549 192242)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Montana)	Notogoneus sp. (227221)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Turkmenistan	Chanos torosus (186444)
Wasatchian	54.9 - 50.5	USA (Wyoming)	Notogoneus sp. (74615 192130)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	France (Bouches-Du-Rhone)	Notogoneus sp., Notogoneus squamosseus (113682)