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Sphyraenodus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes

Taxonomy
Sphyraenodus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was synonymized subjectively with Dictyodus by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Sphyraenidae by Rapp (1946); to Scombridae by Bohm (1926), Casier (1946), Casier (1966); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scombroidei by Monsch (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Sphyraenodus Agassiz figs. Pl 26
1839Dictyodus Owen
1902Dictyodus Hay p. 399
1926Sphyraenodus Bohm p. 85
1946Sphyraenodus Casier p. 146
1946Sphyraenodus Rapp p. 512
1966Sphyraenodus Casier p. 286
2002Sphyraenodus Sepkoski
2004Sphyraenodus Monsch p. 476

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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
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
genusSphyraenodus

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. †Sphyraenodus Agassiz 1839
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Sphyraenodus crassidens Agassiz 1844
Sphyraenodus hastatus Bohm 1926
Sphyraenodus lerichei Casier 1944
Sphyraenodus priscus Agassiz 1839
Sphyraenodus rupeliensis Dollo and Storms 1888
Sphyraenodus speciosus Leidy 1856
Invalid names: Dictyodus Owen 1839 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available