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


 Related pages 

 Pycnodontidae

 References 

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

Category:Ray-finned fish
Category:Extinct fish