Shuleichthys

Shuleichthys Temporal range: Aptian ~125–113 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Cohort:	Osteoglossomorpha
Genus:	†Shuleichthys Murray et al., 2010
Type species
†Shuleichthys brachypteryx Murray et al., 2010

Shuleichthys brachypteryx is an extinct species of ray-finned fish which existed in China during the Cretaceous period. Fossils of the fish were found in the Aptian Xiagou Formation of the Changma Basin.^[1] It is the only species in the genus Shuleichthys and cannot be placed in any order of the Osteoglossomorpha without making that order paraphyletic.^[1]

• v
• t
• e

Osteoglossomorpha

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei
Actinopterygii see Actinopterygii Neopterygii see Neopterygii Teleostei see Teleostei Osteoglossomorpha see below↓ Osteoglossomorpha

Osteoglossomorpha	†Chandlerichthys †Coriops †Harenaichthys †Jinanichthys †Paralycoptera? †Tanolepis? †Tongxinichthys †Xixiaichthys †Huashiidae Huashia Kuntulunia †Lycopteridae Jiuquanichthys Kokuraichthys? Kuyangichthys Lycoptera Hiodontiformes Hiodon †Jiaohichthys †Kokuraichthys? †Plesiolycoptera †Yanbiania Osteoglossiformes †Archaeglossus †Furichthys †Joffrichthys †Kokenichthys †Shuleichthys †Tetoriichthys †Thaumaturus †Wakinoichthys †Wilsonichthys †Xixiaichthys? Pantodontidae †Capassopiscis †Cretapantodon †Palaeopantodon †Pankowskipiscis Pantodon †Petersichthys †Prognathoglossum Osteoglossidae sensu lato †Chanopsis †Chauliopareion †Singida †Phareodontinae Brychaetoides Brychaetus Cretophareodus Magnigena Monopteros Musperia Phareodus Phareodusichthys Phareoides Ridewoodichthys Taverneichthys Xosteoglossid Arapaiminae Arapaima Heterotis †Joffrichthys? †Sinoglossus? †Thrissopterus Osteoglossinae †Foreyichthys †Heterosteoglossum †Opsithrissops Osteoglossum Scleropages Notopteroidei Gymnarchus †Laeliichthys †Lopadichthys? †Ostariostoma? †Palaeonotopterus †Sinoglossus? Notopteridae Chitala Notopterus Papyrocranus Xenomystus Mormyridae Petrocephalus Mormyrinae Boulengeromyrus Brevimyrus Brienomyrus Campylomormyrus Cryptomyrus Cyphomyrus Genyomyrus Gnathonemus Heteromormyrus Hippopotamyrus Hyperopisus Isichthys Ivindomyrus Marcusenius Mormyrops Mormyrus Myomyrus Paramormyrops Pollimyrus Stomatorhinus

This article about a prehistoric ray-finned fish is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e