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Taxon: Family †Asterolepidae Traquair, 1888 (fish)
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Authorship

Original name, rank & spelling:  Traquair, 1888: 485 ("Asterolepidæ"). ≡

Attributes

Correct [original] spelling [ICZN, 1999: Art. 29.3.1.1 (fam.: -id-)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 29 Mar 2024.

Types

Type: †Asterolepis (Genus) Eichwald, 1840 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 27.

Variants

Current spelling: †Asterolepididae (Family) Traquair, 1888 (1856), nom. praeval. Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 38; 22 Mar 2025. [inferred]
Current spelling: †Asterolepididae (Family) Traquair, 1888 (1856), nom. praeval. Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 27.
Former spelling: †Astrolepidae (Family) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 37. [indirect]

Synonyms

Synonymous name: †Pterichthyidae (Family) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 37.
Including: †Chelonichthyidae (Family)
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