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Elopiformes
Greenwood et al., 1966
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Class Osteichthyes
....................................Subclass Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes
......................................Infraclass Actinopteri
........................................Superdivision Neopterygii
..........................................Division Halecostomi
............................................Subdivision Teleostei
..............................................Infradivision Elopocephala
................................................Cohort Elopomorpha
..................................................Genus †Eoenchelys
..................................................Family †Notelopidae
..................................................Family †Pachyrhizodontidae
..................................................Order Albuliformes
..................................................Order Anguilliformes - eels
..................................................Order Notacanthiformes
..................................................Order Saccopharyngiformes
..................................................Order Elopiformes
....................................................Family Elopidae - tenpounders and ladyfishes
....................................................Family Megalopidae - tarpons
....................................................(Genus †Portheus)
....................................................(Family †Anaethalionidae)
....................................................(Family †Crossognathidae)
....................................................(Suborder Elopoidei)
....................................................(Suborder †Pachyrhizodontoidei)
....................................................»(Suborder Albuloidei)
Types
Nominotypical taxon of
Elopomorpha
(Cohort)
Greenwood et al., 1966
Nominotypical taxon
Elopidae
(Family)
Bonaparte, 1832
Variants
Different rank
Elopoidei
(Suborder)
Vernacular Names
Dutch
:
tarponachtigen
Number of Subtaxa
2013
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
2f;2g;8s; †7g
2004-
W.N. Eschmeyer
[2f]
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
2f;2g;8s; †7g
1998
W.N. Eschmeyer
2f
1982
R.A. Fritzsche
: 863
2so;3f;5g;11s
1973-1975
B. Grzimek
2so4f5g13-14s
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012