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Pattersonellidae
Pattersonellidae
is an
extinct
family
of
primitive
ray-finned fish
. It is tentatively
classified
under the
suborder
Argentinoidei
of the order
Argentiniformes
.
The family was
established
by
Louis Taverne
in
1982
when he
reclassified
Leptolepis
formosus
to
Pattersonella
formosa
.
Taxonomy
Genus
Parawenzichthys
de
Figueiredo
,
Gallo
& Delarmelina
2012
*
Species
Parawenzichthys
minor
de Figueiredo, Gallo & Delarmelina 2012
Genus
Pattersonella
Taverne
1982
* Species
Pattersonella formosa
Taverne 1982
Genus
Wenzichthys
Taverne
1976
* Species
Wenzichthys congolensis
Taverne 1976