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Thyrsites

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

Taxonomy
Thyrsites was named by Lesson (1831).

It was assigned to Gempylidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Thyrsites Lesson
1919Thyrsites Jordan and Gilbert p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
familyGempylidaeGill 1862
genusThyrsitesLesson 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Thyrsites Lesson 1831
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Diagnosis
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