Luxilites

Extinct genus of fishes

Luxilites Temporal range: Coniacian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Tselfatiiformes
Family:	†Plethodidae
Genus:	†Luxilites Jordan, 1924
Species:	†L. striolatus
Binomial name
†Luxilites striolatus Jordan, 1924

Luxilites is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
^ Taverne, L. (2002). "Revision of Luxilites striolatus, marine fish (Teleostei, Tselfatiiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Kansas (United States)". Belgian Journal of Zoology. 132: 25–34.

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Teleostei sensu de Pinna, 1996 (= Teleosteomorpha)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii

- see Actinopterygii

see Neopterygii
Teleostei	see below↓

†Atacamichthys †Baleiichthys †Barschichthys †Bunoderma †Ceramurus †Dorsetichthys †Elpistoichthys †Eurycormus †Galkinia †Grimmenichthys †Hengnania †Hulettia? †Hungkiichthys †Ichthyokentema †Jialingichthys †Koonwarria †Ligulella †Luxembourgichthys †Majokia †Marcopoloichthys †Neobaleiichthys †Oligopleurus? †Pholidophorichthys †Pholidophoroides †Pholidophoropsis †Prohalecites †Ruedersdorfia †Seefeldia †Seinstedtia †Signeuxella
†Pachycormidae	Asthenocormus Australopachycormus Bonnerichthys Eugnathides? Euthynotus Germanostomus Haasichthys Hypsocormus Kaykay Leedsichthys Martillichthys Notodectes Ohmdenia Orthocormus Pachycormus Protosphyraena Pseudoasthenocormus Rhinconichthys Sauropsis Saurostomus Simocormus
†Aspidorhynchidae	Aspidorhynchus Belonostomus Jonoichthys Pseudovinctifer Richmondichthys Vinctifer
†Pholidophoridae sensu stricto	Annaichthys Ceneichthys Eopholidophorus Knerichthys Lombardichthys Malingichthys Parapholidophorus Pholidoctenus Pholidophoretes Pholidophorus Pholidorhynchodon Pseudopholidoctenus Zambellichthys
†Archaeomaenidae	Aphnelepis Archaeomaene Gurvanichthys Oreochima Wadeichthys Zaxilepis
†Siyuichthyidae	Bogdaichthys Dsungarichthys Manasichthys Siyuichthys Wukangia
†Pleuropholidae	Austropleuropholis Gondwanapleuropholis Parapleuropholis Pleuropholis Zurupleuropholis
†Ankylophoridae	Ankylophorus Lehmanophorus Neopholidophoropsis Pholidophoristion Siemensichthys Songaichthys Steurbautichthys
†Catervariolidae	Catervariolus Kisanganichthys Songanella
Teleosts with cycloid scales	see below↓
Otolith taxa	†Archengraulis †Bicavolithus †Doggerichthys †Sphaeronchus †Xenoleptolepis

Leedsichthys problematicus

Ichthyokentema purbeckensis

Teleosts with cycloid scales

Teleosts with cycloid scales

†Antofagastaichthys
†Araripichthys
†Paraclupavus
†Pholidolepis
†Todiltia

†Leptolepidae

Leptolepis
Longileptolepis
Proleptolepis

†Luisiellidae

Cavenderichthys?
Luisiella
Waldmanichthys?

†Ascalaboidae

Ascalabos
Ebertichthys
Tharsis

†Crossognathiformes

Bavarichthys Chongichthys Salminops?
Varasichthyidae?	Bobbichthys Domeykos Luisichthys Protoclupea Varasichthys
Notelopidae	Bavarichthys? Michin? Notelops Nusaviichthys
Crossognathidae	Apsopelix Crossognathus
Pachyrhizodontidae	Apricenapiscis Aquilopiscis Cavinichthys Chongichthys? Elopopsis Goulmimichthys Greenwoodella Kradimus Lebrunichthys Michin? Motlayoichthys Nardopiscis Pachyrhizodus Platinx Polcynichthys Rhacolepis Stanhopeichthys Tingitanichthys

†Ichthyodectiformes

Africathrissops Allothrissops Altamuraichthys Antarctithrissops Ascalabothrissops? Capassoichthys Carsothrissops Dugaldia Faugichthys Furloichthys Garganoichthys Gillicus Occithrissops Ogunichthys Pachythrissops? Prymnetes Sultanuvaisia Thrissops Verraesichthys
Chuhsiungichthyidae	Chuhsiungichthys Jinjuichthys Mesoclupea
Bardackichthyidae	Amakusaichthys? Bardackichthys Heckelichthys?
Cladocyclidae	Aidachar Chirocentrites Chiromystus Cladocyclus Cladocynodon Eubiodectes
Ichthyodectidae	Cooyoo Ghrisichthys Ichthyodectes Postredectes Xiphactinus
Saurodontidae	Gwawinapterus Prosaurodon Saurocephalus Saurodon Unamichthys Vallecillichthys

Crown-Teleostei

- see below↓

Xiphactinus audax

Crown-Teleostei

- see Elopomorpha

†Orthogonikleithridae

Cavenderichthys?
Leptolepides
Orthogonikleithrus
Waldmanichthys?

Osteoglossomorpha

- see Osteoglossomorpha

†Tselfatiiformes

Eoplethodus
Protobramidae	Abisaadichthys Eusebichthys Protobrama
Plethodidae	Bachea Bananogmius Concavotectum Dixonanogmius Enischnorhynchus Luxilites Martinichthys Moorevillia Niobrara Paranogmius Pentanogmius Plethodus Pseudonogmius Pseudothryptodus Rhamphoichthys Syntegmodus Thryptodus Tselfatia Zanclites

Otocephala
Euteleostei

Pentanogmius evolutus

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