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Taxon: Order Aulopiformes Rosen, 1973 - lizardfishes (fish)
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Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Aulopa (Section) Wiley & Johnson, 2010 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 144.

Current position

Cyclosquamata (Section) Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 69.

Alternative positions

Actinopteri (Class) Cope, 1871 Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (4 Feb 2025); ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 30.
Aulopa (Section) Wiley & Johnson, 2010 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 126. [new position]
Cyclosquamata (Superorder) Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 266.
Eurypterygii (Subdivision) Rosen, 1973 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 392.
Osteichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880 Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 312.
Scopelomorpha (Superorder) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 606.

Historical positions

Cyclosquamata (Section) Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 69.
Cyclosquamata (Section) Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 19, fig. 1.
Cyclosquamata (Superorder) Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 266-267, fig. (p. 264).
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 30.
Aulopa (Section) Wiley & Johnson, 2010 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 126, 144-145. [new position]
Cyclosquamata (Superorder) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 214-215.
Eurypterygii (Subdivision) Rosen, 1973 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 392, box 7.6.
Osteichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880 Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 312.
Osteichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880 Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 363.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: 1998
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2465.
Scopelomorpha (Superorder) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 606.

Number of Subtaxa

2025 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 16f;47g;241s;2ss; †7f;29g;2s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 23 Jun 2025 [16f;47g; †7f]
2018 R. van der Laan: 70 [17f; †6f]
2017 R. Betancur-R et al.: 19 [17f]
2016 J.S. Nelson et al.: 276 [16f; †5f]
2004-2016 W.N. Eschmeyer: 24 Jan 2006 [13f]
2011 W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 30 17[16]f
2010 E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson: 144 4so;[12f]
1998 W.N. Eschmeyer 13f
1988 R.L. Carroll: 606 [13[12]f; †8f]
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Last updated: 21 Sep 2025