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