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Taxon: Family Lepisosteidae Cuvier, 1825 - gars (fish)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopterygii - (Order) Lepisosteiformes

Original entries

Cuneatus (Genus) Grande, 2010 Ref: L. Grande, 2010: 570.

Current position

Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: L. Grande, 2010: 26.

Alternative positions

Ginglymodi (Division) Cope, 1871 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 391.
Ginglymodi (Suborder) (Cope, 1871) Ref: D.S. Jordan, 1923: 115.
Semionotiformes (Order) Aramboug & Bertin, 1958 Ref: W.E. Bemis, 2003: 24 Jun 2003.

Historical positions

Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 27.
Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 97-98.
Ginglymodi (Division) Cope, 1871 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 391, box 7.6.
Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: 1998
Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2452.
Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 603.
Semionotiformes (Order) Aramboug & Bertin, 1958 Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 860.
Semionotiformes (Order) Aramboug & Bertin, 1958 Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 681.
Lepisosteiformes (Order) Hay, 1929 Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Ginglymodi (Suborder) (Cope, 1871) Ref: D.S. Jordan, 1923: 115.

Number of Subtaxa

2024 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 2g;7s; †4g;1s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000 [2g;7s; †4g]
2011 W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 27 2g;7s
2003 W.E. Bemis: 24 Jun 2003 [2g; †2g]
1982 R.A. Fritzsche: 860 2g;[7s]
1973-1975 B. Grzimek ~10s
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