Pycnodontiformes

Pycnodontiformes is an extinct order of primarily marine bony fish. These prehistoric fish resembled the opahs, but the upper part was larger. This is seen in the genus Megalampris. The type genus is Pycnodus.

Families and genera

Order Pycnodontiformes

Genus Acrorhinichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2015
Genus Archaeopycnodon Sanchez & Benedetto, 1980
Genus Arduafrons Frickhinger, 1991
Genus Athrodon le Sauvage 1880 non Osborn, 1887
Genus Callodus Thurmond, 1974
Genus Ellipsodus Cornuel, 1877
Genus Eomesodon Woodward, 1918
Genus Grypodon Hay, 1899
Genus Mercediella Koerber, 2012
Genus Paramesturus Taverne, 1981
Genus Piranhamesodon Kölbl-Ebert et al., 2018
Genus Pseudopycnodus Taverne, 2003
Genus Tergestinia Capasso, 2000
Genus Thurmondella Thurmond, 1974 non
Genus Uranoplosus le Sauvage, 1879
Genus ?Woodthropea Swinnerton, 1925
- Family Brembodontidae Tintori, 1981
  - Genus Brembodus Tintori, 1981
  - Genus Gibbodon Tintori, 1981
- Family ?Hadrodontidae Thurmond & Jones, 1981
  - Genus Hadrodus Leidy, 1858
- Family Gyrodontidae Berg, 1940
  - Genus Gyrodus Agassiz, 1833
- Family Mesturidae Nursall, 1996
  - Genus Mesturus Wagner, 1862
- Family Pycnodontidae Agassiz, 1833 corrig. Bonaparte, 1845
  - Genus Abdobalistum Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2002
  - Genus Acrotemnus Agassiz, 1843
  - Genus Agassizilia Cooper & Martill, 2020
  - Genus Agoultpycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2021
  - Genus Akromystax Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2005
  - Genus Anomiophthalmus Costa, 1856
  - Genus Anomoeodus Forir, 1887
  - Genus Apomesodon Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2002
  - Genus Athrodon Sauvage, 1880
  - Genus Brauccipycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2021
  - Genus Coelodus Heckel, 1854
  - Genus Costapycnodus Taverne, Capasso & del Re, 2019
  - Genus Flagellipinna Cawley & Kriwet, 2019
  - Genus Gregoriopycnodus Taverne, Capasso & del Re, 2020
  - Genus Haqelpycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2018
  - Genus Iemanja Wenz, 1989
  - Genus Libanopycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2018
  - Genus Macromesodon Blake 1905 non Lehman, 1966 [Mesodon Wagner, 1851 non Rafinesque, 1821; Gyronchus Agassiz, 1839; Apomesodon Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2002]
  - Genus Micropycnodon Hibbard & Graffham, 1945
  - Genus ?Neomesturus Cooper & Martill 2020
  - Genus Neoproscinetes De Figueiredo & Silva Santos, 1990
  - Genus Njoerdichthys Cawley, Lehmann, Wiese & Kriwet, 2020
  - Genus Nonaphalagodus Thurmond, 1974
  - Genus Nursallia Blot, 1987
  - Genus Ocloedus Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2002
  - Genus Omphalodus von Meyer, 1847
  - Genus Oropycnodus Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2002
  - Genus Palaeobalistum Taverne et al., 2015
  - Genus Paranursallia Taverne et al., 2015
  - Genus Phacodus Dixon, 1850
  - Genus Polazzodus Poyoto-Ariza, 2010
  - Genus Polypsephis Hay, 1899
  - Genus Potiguara Machado & Brito, 2006
  - Genus Proscinetes Gistl, 1848
  - Genus Pycnodus Agassiz, 1833
  - Genus Pycnomicrodon Hay 1916 non Hibbard & Graffham, 1941
  - Genus Rhinopycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2013
  - Genus Scalacurvichthys Cawley & Kriwet, 2017
  - Genus Sigmapycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2018
  - Genus Sphaeronchus Stinton & Torrens, 1967
  - Genus Stenamara Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2000
  - Genus Stemmatias Hay, 1899
  - Genus Stemmatodus Heckel, 1854 non St. John & Worthen, 1875 non
  - Genus Sylvienodus Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2013
  - Genus Tepexichthys Applegate, 1992
  - Genus Tergestinia Capasso, 2000
  - Genus Texasensis Özdikmen, 2009
  - Genus Thiollierepycnodus Ebert, 2020
  - Genus Tibetodus Young & Liu, 1954
  - Genus Turbomesodon Poyato-Ariza & Wenz, 2004
  - Genus Typodus Quenstedt, 1858
- Family Serrasalmimidae Vullo et al, 2017
  - Genus Eoserrasalmimus Vullo et al, 2017
  - Genus Damergouia Vullo et al, 2017
  - Genus Polygyrodus White, 1927
  - Genus Serrasalmimus Vullo et al, 2017
    - Family Coccodontidae Berg, 1940
      - Genus Coccodus Pictet, 1850
      - Genus Corusichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2014
      - Genus Cosmodus le Sauvage, 1879
      - Genus Hensodon Kriwet, 2004
      - Genus Ichthyoceros Gayet, 1984
      - Genus Paracoccodus Taverne & Capasso, 2014
      - Genus Trewavasia White & Moy-Thomas, 1941
    - Family Gebrayelichthyidae Nursall & Capasso, 2004
      - Genus Gebrayelichthys Nursall & Capasso, 2004
      - Genus Maraldichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2014
    - Family Gladiopycnodontidae Taverne & Capasso, 2013
      - Genus Ducrotayichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2015
      - Genus Gladiopycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2013
      - Genus Hayolperichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2015
      - Genus Joinvillichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2014
      - Genus Monocerichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2013
      - Genus Pankowskichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2014
      - Genus Rostropycnodus Taverne & Capasso, 2013
      - Genus Stenoprotome Hay, 1903
      - Genus Tricerichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2015

Gebrayelichthys uyenoi and Gebrayelichthys verticalis

Related pages

Pycnodontidae

References

"Pycnodontiformes". Palaeos vertebrates. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2009.