Acrolepididae

Extinct family of fishes

Acrolepididae Temporal range: Tournaisian to Early Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Acropholis stensioei fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Elonichthyiformes
Family:	†Acrolepididae Aldinger, 1937
Genera
†Acrolepis †Acropholis †Challaia †Namaichthys †Plegmolepis †Reticulolepis
Synonyms
Acrolepidae Aldinger 1937

Acrolepididae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish.^[1] Genera referred to Acrolepididae existed from the Early Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. They were nektonic carnivores with a fusiform body.

Acrolepididae may be closely related with the Early Mesozoic Ptycholepididae.^[2]

Included genera and species

Genus †Acrolepis Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrolepis frequens Yankevich, 1996
- †Acrolepis gigas Frič, 1877
- †Acrolepis hamiltoni Johnston & Morton, 1890
- †Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy, 1848
- †Acrolepis hortonensis Dawson, 1868
- †Acrolepis? laetus Lambe, 1916 [Pteronisculus? laetus]
- †Acrolepis languescens Yankevich, 1996
- †Acrolepis ortholepis Traquair, 1884
- †Acrolepis sedgwicki Agassiz, 1843 (type species)
- †Acrolepis semigranulosa Traquair, 1890
- †Acrolepis tasmanicus Johnston & Morton, 1891
- †Acrolepis wilsoni Traquair, 1888
Genus †Acropholis Aldinger, 1937
- †Acropholis stensioei Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
Genus †Challaia Rusconi, 1946
- †Challaia magna Rusconi, 1949 (type species)
- †Challaia elongata (Cabrera, 1944)
Genus †Namaichthys Gürich, 1923
- †Namaichthys digitata (Woodward, 1890)
- †Namaichthys schroederi Gürich, 1923 (type species)
Genus †Plegmolepis Aldinger, 1937
- †Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger, 1937
- †Plegmolepis kochi Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
Genus †Reticulolepis Westoll, 1934
- †Reticulolepis exsculpta (Kurtze, 1839)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acrolepidae.

^ "Acrolepidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^ Mutter, Raoul (2011). "A case study of the palaeobiogeography of Early Mesozoic actinopterygians, the family Ptycholepidae.". In Upchurch, P.; McGowan, A.J.; Slater, C.S.C. (eds.). Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 143–171. doi:10.1201/b11176-12. ISBN 9780429150562.

Actinopterygian genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes

Gnathostomata

see Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii	see below↓

Actinopterygii

†Austelliscus †Cheirolepis †Cuneognathus †Dialipina? †Kentuckia †Krasnoyarichthys †Ligulalepis? †Limnomis †Meemannia †Moythomasia †Naxilepis? †Orvikuina? †Osorioichthys †Palaeoneiros †Pickeringius †Raynerius †Stegotrachelus †Tegeolepis †Terenolepis?
†Howqualepididae	Donnrosenia Howqualepis
†Mimiidae	Gogosardina Mimipiscis
Post-Devonian taxa	see below↓

Post-Devonian taxa

†Adroichthys
†Aetheretmon
†Agecephalichthys
†Amblypterina
†Ambodipia
†Aneurolepis
†Angatubichthys
†Apateolepis
†Arratiaichthys
†Asarotus
†Australichthys
†Avonichthys
†Beagiascus
†Belichthys
†Bethesdaichthys
†Birgeria
†Bishofia
†Bluefieldius
†Blourugia
†Boreolepis
†Brachydegma
†Brachypareion
†Brazilichthys
†Burguklia
†Carbonilepis
†Caruichthys
†Centrolepis
†Charleuxia
†Chichia
†Coccocephalus
†Concentrilepis
†Cornuboniscus
†Cosmolepis
†Cosmoptychius
†Cretolepis
†Cylindrichthys
†Daqingshaniscus
†Disichthys
†Dmitrevichthys
†Drydenius
†Duwaichthys
†Dwykia
†Elpisopholis
†Ganolepis
†Gardinerichthys
†Gardinerpiscis
†Gondwanichthys
†Grandfieldia
†Guaymayenia
†Guntherichthys
†Gyrolepidoides
†Huanghelepis
†Hyllingea
†Illiniichthys
†Inichthys
†Irajapintoseidon
†Itararichthys
†Kalops
†Kansasiella
†Karaunguria
†Kazanichthys
†Kelliaichthys
†Kenderlichthys
†Khantausia
†Kompasia
†Kutaichthys
†Lambeia
†Lanarkichthys
†Lawrenciella
†Leptogenichthys
†Letovichthys
†Lineagruan
†Luederia
†Mansfieldiscus
†Megapteriscus
†Melanecta
†Mesembrioniscus
†Mesonichthys
†Mesopoma
†Ministrella
†Monesedeiphus
†Muensterichthys
†Myriolepis
†Nematoptychius
†Neuburgella
†Notacmon
†Novogonatodus
†Nozamichthys
†Oxypteriscus
†Pacorichthys
†Palaeobergia
†Paphosiscus
†Paradrydenius
†Paralogoniscus
†Peleichthys
†Piratata
†Phanerorhynchus
†Phanerosteon
†Praolepis
†Protamblyptera
†Pseudohaplolepis
†Psilichthys
†Pteroniscus
†Rastrolepis
†Reticulolepis
†Roslerichthys
†Rubidus
†Samarichthys
†Santosichthys
†Sceletophorus
†Schizolepis
†Senekichthys
†Sinkiangichthys
†Sinoniscus
†Sixtelia
†Sphaerolepis
†Spinofacia
†Strepheoschema
†Sundayichthys
†Tanypterichthys
†Tanyrhinichthys
†Tienshaniscus
†Trachelacanthus
†Trawdenia
†Turgoniscus
†Ufalepis
†Urosthenes
†Usclasichthys?
†Uydenia
†Uydenichthys
†Varialepis
†Wayaobulepis
†Westlepis
†Whiteichthys
†Willomorichthys
†Woodichthys
†Xingshikous
†Yogoniscus
†Yaomoshania
†Zhongweilepis

†Acrolepidae

Acrolepis
Acropholis
Challaia
Kasanilepis
Namaichthys
Plegmolepis
Progyrolepis?
Watsonichthys

†Aeduellidae

Aeduella
Bourbonnella
Decazella
Neslovicella
Platysella
Puertollanichthys
Schafeevus
Spinarichthys
Westollia

†Aesopichthyidae

Aesopichthys
Proceramala

†Amblypteridae

Amblypterus
Daphnaechelus
Korutichthys?
Lawnia
Paramblypterus
Tchekardichthys
Tholonosteon
Tholonotus

†Bobasatraniiformes

Dorypterus
Bobasatraniidae	Bobasatrania Ebenaqua Ecrinesomus?

†Canobiidae

Canobius
Schaefferius

†Discordichthyidae

Discordichthys
Geryonichthys
Mamulichthys
Mutovinia

†Eigiliidae

Eigilia
Strelnia

†Elonichthyidae

Alilepis
Elonichthys
Palaeostrugia?
Meisenheimichthys
Rhabdolepis?

†Eurynotiformes

Mesolepis Paramesolepis Proteurynotus Wardichthys
Amphicentridae	Amphicentrum Cheirodopsis Eurynotus
Styracopteridae	Benedenius Fouldenia Styracopterus