Palaeoniscidae

Palaeoniscidae
Temporal range: Guadalupian-Lopingian
Palaeoniscum freieslebeni fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Palaeonisciformes
Suborder: †Palaeoniscoidei
Family: †Palaeoniscidae
Bonaparte, 1846[1]
Restoration of Palaeoniscum freieslebeni showing the typical morphology of most taxa that have been referred to Palaeoniscidae

Palaeoniscidae is an extinct family of "palaeoniscoid" ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii).[2] The family includes the genus Palaeoniscum and potentially other Palaeozoic and Mesozoic early actinopterygian genera. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words παλαιός (palaiós, ancient) and ὀνίσκος (oniskos, 'cod-fish' or woodlouse).[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference van der Laan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Schultze, Hans-Peter; Mickle, Kathryn E.; Poplin, Cécile; Hilton, Eric J.; Grande, Lance (2022). Handbook of Paleoichthyology 8A: Actinopterygii I. Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
  3. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 129. Retrieved 31 December 2021.