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Erstbeschrei- Revisionen bung Palaeoniscum Amblypterus Rhabdolepis n. g. Elonichthys Rhabdolepis macropterum Bronn, macropterus (Bronn): macropterus (Bronn): macropterus (Bronn): macropterus (Bronn): 1829 Agassiz 1835 Troschel 1857 Woodward 1891 Aldinger 1937 Amblypterus eupterygius Rhabdolepis eupterygius Elonichthys macropterus Rhabdolepis macropterus Watsonichthys Elonichthys eupterygius Rhabdolepis macropterus Agassiz, 1835 (Agassiz): Troschel 1857 (Bronn): Woodward 1891 (Bronn): Aldinger 1937 eupterygius (Agassiz): (Agassiz): Schindler 2007 (Agassiz): Jugendform: Heyler 1976 Stamberg 2010 Amblypterus striatus Cosmoptychius striatus Elonichthys striatus Cosmoptychius striatus Agassiz, 1835 (Agassiz): Traquair 1877 (Agassiz): Traquair 1890 (Agassiz): Watson 1928 Amblyterus punctatus Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Agassiz, 1835 (partim) (Hibbert): Traquair 1901 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Pygopterus bucklandi Elonichthys bucklandi Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Agassiz, in Hibbert 1835 (Agassiz): Traquair 1877B (Hibbert): Traquair 1901 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Palaeoniscus striolatus Elonichthys striolatus Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Agassiz, 1835 (Agassiz): Traquair 1877B (Hibbert): Traquair 1901 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Amblypterus nemopterus Elonichthys nemopterus Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Agassiz, 1835 (Agassiz): Traquair 1877b (Hibbert): Traquair 1901 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Palaeoniscum robisoni Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Hibbert, 1835 (Hibbert): Traquair 1877b (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Palaeoniscus egertoni Elonichthys egertoni kein Elonichthyide: Agassiz, 1844 (Agassiz): Traquair 1901 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys germari n. g. n. sp. Giebel, 1848 Elonichthys crassidens Elonichthys germari Giebel, 1848 Giebel, 1848: Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys laevis Giebel, Elonichthys germari 1848 Giebel, 1848: Schindler, diese Arbeit Amblypterus portlocki Elonichthys portlocki ?Elonichthyidae (zu Egerton, 1850 (Egerton): Traquair 1877b schlecht erhaltend): Schindler, diese Arbeit Palaeoniscus browni Elonichthys browni kein Elonichthyide: Jackson, 1851 (Jackson): Traquair 1877b Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys peltigerus kein Elonichthyide: Newberry, 1856 Schindler, diese Arbeit Gyrolepis speciosus Elonichthys speciosus Progyrolepis speciosus Fritsch, 1875 (Fritsch): Woodward 1891 (Fritsch): Fritsch 1895 Amblypterus gigas Elonichthys (?) gigas Acrolepis gigas (Fritsch): Fritsch, 1877 (Fritsch): Woodward 1891 Fritsch 1895 Elonichthys semistriatus kein Elonichthyide: Traquair, 1877B Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys oblongus kein Elonichthyide: Traquair, 1877B Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys caudalis kein Elonichthyide: Traquair, 1877B Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys pectinatus Watsonichthys pectinatus Traquair, 1877B (Traquair): Aldinger 1937 Elonichthys intermedius Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Traquair, 1877D (Hibbert): Traquair 1890 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Elonichthys ovatus Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Traquair, 1877D (Hibbert): Traquair 1901 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Elonichthys affinis Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Traquair, 1877D (Hibbert): Traquair 1901 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Elonichthys fritschi Friedrich, 1878 Elonichthys dunsii Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Traquair, 1880 (Hibbert): Traquair 1890 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Elonichthys tenuiserratus Elonichthys robisoni „Elonichthys“ robisoni Traquair, 1880 (Hibbert): Traquair 1890 (Hibbert): zu Familie Kentuckiidae, Gardiner 1993 Elonichthys serratus "Elonichthys" serratus Traquair, 1881 Traquair: zu Familie Palaeoniscidae, Gardiner 1993 Elonichthys pulcherrimus kein Elonichthyide: Traquair, 1881 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys ortholepis Acrolepis ortholepis Traquair, 1884 (Traquair): Traquair 1890 Elonichthys aitkeni Mesonichthys aitkeni Traquair, 1886 (Trauqair): Gardiner 1963 Elonichthys kein Elonichthyide: microlepidotus Traquair, Schindler, diese Arbeit 1886 Elonichthys binney ?Elonichthyidae (zu Traquair, 1888 schlecht erhaltend): Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys multistriatus kein Elonichthyide: Traquair, 1890 Schindler, diese Arbeit Acrolepis Watsonichthys „Elonichthys “ Elonichthys Elonichthys krejcii sphaerosideritarum sphaerosideritarum sphaerosideritarum sphaerosideritarum (Fritsch): Stamberg 2010 Fritsch, 1895 (Fritsch): Stamberg 1989 (Fritsch): Stamberg 2006 (Fritsch): Stamberg & Zajíc 2008 Acrolepis krejcii Watsonichthys krejcii „Elonichthys “ krejcii Elonichthys krejcii Fritsch, 1895 (Fritsch): Stamberg 1989 (Fritsch): Stamberg 2006 (Fritsch): Stamberg & Zajíc 2008 Elonichthys scheidi kein Elonichthyide: Gerhardt, 1899 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys hypsilepis kein Elonichthyide: Hay, 1900 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys traquairi Wellburn, 1901: nomen nudum Elonichthys disjunctus kein Elonichthyide: Eastman, 1903 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys ornatus Rhadinichthys elegans Elonichthys portlocki ?Elonichthyidae (zu Wellburn, 1903 (Wellburn): Moy-Thomas (Egerton): Moy-Thomas & schlecht erhaltend): & White 1939 White 1939 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys obliquus Elonichthys portlocki ?Elonichthyidae (zu Wellburn, 1903 (Egerton): Moy-Thomas & schlecht erhaltend): White 1939 Schindler, diese Arbeit Rhadinichthys elegans Elonichtys portlocki ?Elonichthyidae (zu Wellburn, 1903 (Egerton): Moy-Thomas & schlecht erhaltend): White 1939 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys striatulus Fouldenia striatulus Rhadinichthys fusiformis Traquair, 1904 (Traquair): Aldinger 1937 Traquair (partim): Moy- Thomas & Dyne 1938 Pygopterus antiquus Rhabdolepis Elonichthys fritschi Langenhan, 1905 macropterus (?) (Bronn): (Friedrich): Schindler, Aldinger 1937 diese Arbeit Amblypterus elongatus Rhabdolepis Elonichthys fritschi Langenhan, 1905 macropterus (?) (Bronn): (Friedrich): Schindler, Aldinger 1937 diese Arbeit Amblypterus gracilis Rhabdolepis Elonichthys fritschi Langenhan, 1905 macropterus (?) (Bronn): (Friedrich): Schindler, Aldinger 1937 diese Arbeit Amblypterus regelii Rhabdolepis Elonichthys fritschi Langenhan, 1905 macropterus (?) (Bronn): (Friedrich): Schindler, Aldinger 1937 diese Arbeit Elonichthys denticulatus kein Elonichthyide: Traquair, 1906 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys sweeti Mansfieldiscus n.g. Woodward, 1906 sweeti (Woodward): Long 1988 Elonichthys gibbus Mansfieldiscus (?) gibbus Woodward, 1906 (Woodward): Long 1988 Elonichtys woodwardi enthält mehrere Arten, Wellburn, 1907 nicht valide: Moy-Thomas & White 1939 Elonichthys elegantulus Rhadinichthys Rhadinichthys alberti Rhadinichthys alberti Eastman, 1908 elegantulus (Eastman): (Jackson): Lambe 1910 (Jackson): fraglich, Hussakof & Bryant 1918 Gardiner 1966 Oxygnathus browni Elonichthys browni kein Elonichthyide: Broom, 1909 (Broom): Jubb & Gardiner Schindler, diese Arbeit 1975 Elonichtys ellsi Lambe, kein Elonichthyide: 1909 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys whaitsi ?Elonichthys browni kein Elonichthyide: Broom, 1913 (Broom): Jubb & Gardiner Schindler, diese Arbeit 1975 Elonichthys cupidineus Dollopterus cupidineus Albertonia cupidinia Lambe, 1916 (Lambe): Aldinger 1937 (Lambe): Gardiner 1966 Elonichthys gondwanus ?Elonichthyidae (zu Hussakof, 1930 schlecht erhaltend): Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys punctatus kein Elonichthyide: Aldinger, 1937 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys davidi kein Elonichthyide: Woodward, 1940 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichtys moutai kein Elonichthyide: Teixeira, 1947 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthys angolensis Elonichtys moutai kein Elonichthyide: Teixeira, 1947 (Teixeira): Teixeira 1949 Schindler, diese Arbeit Rhabdolepis saarbrueckensis Gardiner, 1963 Elonichthys kein Elonichthyide: macropercularis Beltan, Schindler, diese Arbeit 1978 "Elonichthys" wolffi kein Elonichthyide: Schultze & Bardack, 1987 Schindler, diese Arbeit "Elonichthys" remotus kein Elonichthyide: Schultze & Bardack, 1987 Schindler, diese Arbeit Elonichthyidae gen. aff. Watsonichthys sp.: Elonichthys sp. ME: "Elonichthys" palatinus Meisenheimichthys n.g. indet. (partim): Boy 1976 Boy, Meckert & Boy & Martens 1991 Schindler, 1993 palatinus (Schindler): Schindler 1990 Schindler in Poschmann & Schindler 2004 Elonichthyidae gen. aff. Watsonichthys sp.: Elonichthys sp. BR: Meisenheimichthys indet. (partim): Boy 1976 Boy, Meckert & Boy & Martens 1991 breitenheimensis Schindler 1990 Schindler, in Poschmann & Schindler 2004 Elonichthyidae gen. Elonichthys sp. AL: Boy Elonichthys sp. G.: Boy Meisenheimichthys indet. (partim): Boy 1976 & Martens 1991 & Schindler 2000 glanensis Schindler, 2006.
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    European Journal of Taxonomy 466: 1–167 ISSN 2118-9773 https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.466 www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu 2018 · Van der Laan R. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Monograph urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1F74D019-D13C-426F-835A-24A9A1126C55 Family-group names of fossil fishes Richard VAN DER LAAN Grasmeent 80, 1357JJ Almere, The Netherlands. Email: [email protected] urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:55EA63EE-63FD-49E6-A216-A6D2BEB91B82 Abstract. The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Particularly, the family names are very important, because they are among the most widely used of all technical animal names. A uniform name and spelling are essential for the location of information. To facilitate this, a list of family- group names for fossil fishes has been compiled. I use the concept ‘Fishes’ in the usual sense, i.e., starting with the Agnatha up to the †Osteolepidiformes. All the family-group names proposed for fossil fishes found to date are listed, together with their author(s) and year of publication. The main goal of the list is to contribute to the usage of the correct family-group names for fossil fishes with a uniform spelling and to list the author(s) and date of those names. No valid family-group name description could be located for the following family-group names currently in usage: †Brindabellaspidae, †Diabolepididae, †Dorsetichthyidae, †Erichalcidae, †Holodipteridae, †Kentuckiidae, †Lepidaspididae, †Loganelliidae and †Pituriaspididae. Keywords. Nomenclature, ICZN, Vertebrata, Agnatha, Gnathostomata.
  • The Lower Actinopterygian Fauna from the Lower Carboniferous Albert

    The Lower Actinopterygian Fauna from the Lower Carboniferous Albert

    Foss. Rec., 20, 47–67, 2017 www.foss-rec.net/20/47/2017/ doi:10.5194/fr-20-47-2017 © Author(s) 2017. CC Attribution 3.0 License. The lower actinopterygian fauna from the Lower Carboniferous Albert shale formation of New Brunswick, Canada – a review of previously described taxa and a description of a new genus and species Kathryn E. Mickle1,2 1College of Science, Health, and the Liberal Arts, Philadelphia University, 4201 Henry Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19114, USA 2University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Correspondence to: Kathryn E. Mickle ([email protected]) Received: 7 September 2016 – Revised: 21 November 2016 – Accepted: 21 November 2016 – Published: 31 January 2017 Abstract. The Lower Carboniferous Albert shale formation ous fishes and rarely seen in Devonian fishes were present of New Brunswick, Canada, is well-known for the preserva- early in the Carboniferous. tion of countless articulated lower actinopterygian palaeonis- coid fishes. This site is at the boundary between the De- vonian and the Lower Carboniferous, making the lower 1 Introduction actinopterygians preserved at this site important. The taxo- nomic history of previously described Albert shale forma- 1.1 The Albert shale formation tion actinopterygians is reviewed here. Many of the earliest described actinopterygian taxa from the Albert Formation are For over 150 years, lower actinopterygian, or palaeoniscoid, represented by poorly preserved type specimens and have the fishes have been described from the Albert shales of south- distinction of being moved from one paraphyletic genus to eastern New Brunswick, Canada (Fig. 1). The term Albert another paraphyletic genus.