Esox Linnaeus 1758 (pike)

Osteichthyes - Esociformes - Esocidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Esocidae according to L. Grande 1999

See also Constantin 1999, Shoshani et al. 1989, Wilson 1967 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Archaeosiilik, Estesesox, Nunikuluk, Oldmanesox, Planesox

Subtaxa: Esox lepidotus Esox masquinongy Esox moldavicus Esox monasteriensis Esox otto Kenoza

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Quebec collections), Czechia (1), Estonia (1), Hungary (1), the Russian Federation (1), Turkmenistan (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (9: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia)

• Villafranchian of Hungary (1), Slovakia (1)

• Pliocene of Germany (1), Moldova (1), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1)

• Turolian of the Russian Federation (1)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Canada (1: Yukon), Germany (1), Moldova (1), Türkiye (1), United States (1: Nebraska)

• Oligocene of Czechia (1), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), Switzerland (1)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), United States (1: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (6: Montana)

• Cretaceous of Germany (1)

Total: 55 collections each including a single occurrence

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