Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Alternative combinations: Scomber thynnus, Thynnus thynnus
Belongs to Thunnus according to K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011
See also Collette et al. 2001, Serdy 2004 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Thunnus (Alciola), Thunnus abchazicus, Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus atlanticus, Thunnus krambergeri, Thunnus lanceolatus, Thunnus latior, Thunnus maccoyii, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus orientalis, Thunnus secretus, Thunnus tonggol, Thynnus scaldisi, Thynnus angustus, Thynnus bolcensis, Thynnus scaldisii, Orcynus proximus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Norway (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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