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Balistoidei

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Balistoidei Kumar and Loyal
2002Balistoidei Tyler and Santini p. 51
2003Balistoidei Santini and Tyler p. 603
2004Balistoidei Schultz p. 346
2012Balistoidei Fierstine et al. p. 163
2013Balistoidei Betancur et al.
2014Balistoidei Bannikov p. 30
2019Balistoidei Ebersole et al. p. 180
2019Balistoidei van der Laan p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
suborderBalistoidei

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.

Subor. Balistoidei Kumar and Loyal 1987
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Fm. Balistidae Rafinesque 1810
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G. †Acanthoderma Agassiz 1842
G. Balistes Linnaeus 1758
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†Balistes crassidens Casier 1958
†Balistes dubius Blainville 1818
†Balistes lerichei Bauzà 1949
†Balistes muensteri Schultz 2004
Balistes polylepis Steindachner 1876 [finescale triggerfish]
†Balistes procapriscus Arambourg 1927
G. †Balistomorphus Gill 1888
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†Balistomorphus ovalis Agassiz 1842
†Balistomorphus spinosus Agassiz 1842
G. †Gornylistes Bannikov and Tyler 2008
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†Gornylistes prodigiosus Bannikov and Tyler 2008
G. †Grypodon
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†Grypodon texanus Dames 1883
Invalid names: Ancistrodon Roemer 1849 [replaced]
G. †Oligobalistes Danil'chenko 1960
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†Oligobalistes robustus Danil'chenko 1960
Invalid names: Acanthodermidae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym]
Superfm. †Bolcabalistoidea
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Invalid names: Eospinidae Santini and Tyler 2003 [empty]
Superfm. †Moclaybalistoidea Santini and Tyler 2003
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Fm. Moclaybalistidae Santini and Tyler 2003
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G. †Moclaybalistes Tyler and Santini 2002
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†Moclaybalistes danekrus Tyler and Santini 2002
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G. Aluterus Cloquet 1816 [Leatherjacket]
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†Aluterus shigensis Miyajima et al. 2014
G. Amanses Gray 1835
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†Amanses sulcifer Casier 1966
G. †Frigocanthus Sorbini and Tyler 2004
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†Frigocanthus margaritatus Sorbini and Tyler 2004
†Frigocanthus stroppanobili Sorbini and Tyler 2004
Invalid names: Balistoidea [empty], Triacanthoidea [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Monacanthidae indet., Oligobalistes robustus, Moclaybalistes danekrus, Balistomorphus ovalis, Balistomorphus spinosus, Balistomorphus orbiculatus (55239)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03India Ancistrodon sp. (94595)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Balistidae indet. (176944)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Russian Federation (Krasnodar) Gornylistes prodigiosus (187028)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Oligobalistes robustus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Triacanthoidea indet. (186469)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Costa Rica Balistes sp. (187875)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia (Maros) Balistes sp. (187654)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Aluterus sp. (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Mallorca) Balistes lerichei (155253)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Balistidae indet. (52183)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Balistes muensteri (210156)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan Aluterus shigensis (237490)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Balistes sp. (162017)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Balistes muensteri (161993)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Aluterus sp. (57700)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria Balistes muensteri (70504)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Slovakia Balistes muensteri (123209)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Balistes sp. (200110)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Balistes procapriscus (186582)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Balistidae indet. (13079)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) Monacanthidae indet. (50343)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Aluterus sp. (212232)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Balistidae indet. (100313)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Aluterus sp. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Balistes sp. (46369)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Frigocanthus stroppanobili (207302)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy Monacanthidae indet. (210258)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Monacanthidae indet. (207303)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Peru Aluterus sp. (219106)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Monacanthidae indet. (57058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Aluterus sp. (188304)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) Aluterus sp. (219059 219104)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Balistes sp. (20400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Balistes sp. (20604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Monacanthidae indet. (235090)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Balistidae indet. (209855)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Balistidae indet. (194995 194999)