Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri

Phylogeny

Monophyletic		Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 129 ("core monophyletic group with a single family").
Possibly Polyphyletic (poly)		Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 101.

Current position

Teleostei (Division) Müller, 1845

Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 58.

Alternative positions

Teleostei (Infraclass) Müller, 1845	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 101 [Nelson et al. (eds.), 2010]. [implicit]
Teleostei (Subdivision) Müller, 1845	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 129.

Historical positions

Teleostei (Division) Müller, 1845	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 58.
Teleostei (Subdivision) Müller, 1845	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 129.
Teleostei (Division) Müller, 1845	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 101.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891	Ref: 1998
Teleostei (Division) Müller, 1845	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 603.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†13f;15g;1s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 27 May 2024	[; †13f]
2018	R. van der Laan: 59	[; †13f]
2016	J.S. Nelson et al.: 129	[; †1f]
1988	R.L. Carroll: 604	[; †7f]