Pattersonellidae
Encyclopedia
Pattersonellidae is a an extinct family
of primitive ray-finned fish. It is tentatively classified under the suborder Argentinoidei of the order Argentiniformes
(marine smelts and allies).
The family was established by Louis Taverne in 1982 when he reclassified Leptolepis formosus (originally described by Ramsay Heatley Traquair
) to Pattersonella formosa.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of primitive ray-finned fish. It is tentatively classified under the suborder Argentinoidei of the order Argentiniformes
Argentiniformes
Argentiniformes is an order of ray-finned fish whose distinctness was recognized only fairly recently. In former times, they were included in the Osmeriformes as suborder Argentinoidei. That term refers only to the suborder of marine smelts and barreleyes in the classification used here, with the...
(marine smelts and allies).
The family was established by Louis Taverne in 1982 when he reclassified Leptolepis formosus (originally described by Ramsay Heatley Traquair
Ramsay Heatley Traquair
Ramsay Heatley Traquair was a Scottish naturalist who became a leading expert on fossil fish.Born in Rhynd, Perthshire, he trained as a medical doctor, but his thesis was on aspects of fish anatomy...
) to Pattersonella formosa.