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Tetraodontoidei

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes

Synonymy list
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YearName and author
1987Tetraodontoidei Kumar and Loyal p. 74
2002Tetraodontoidei Dica p. 40
2003Tetraodontoidei Santini and Tyler p. 603
2012Tetraodontoidei Fierstine et al. p. 164
2013Tetraodontoidei Betancur et al.
2014Tetraodontoidei Bannikov p. 30
2016Tetraodontoidei Close et al. p. 502
2017Tetraodontoidei Bannikov et al. p. 133
2019Tetraodontoidei van der Laan p. 83
2025Tetraodontoidei Cicimurri et al. p. 99

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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
suborderTetraodontoidei
suborderTetraodontoidei

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.

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Fm. †Avitoplectidae Bemis et al. 2017
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G. †Avitoplectus Bemis et al. 2017
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†Avitoplectus molaris Bemis et al. 2017
Fm. †Balkariidae Bannikov et al. 2017
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G. †Balkaria Bannikov et al. 2017
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†Balkaria histiopterygia Bannikov et al. 2017
G. †Ctenoplectus Close et al. 2016
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†Ctenoplectus williamsi Close et al. 2016
Fm. Diodontidae Billberg 1833
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G. Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville 1846
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†Chilomycterus acanthodes Sauvage 1870
†Chilomycterus dzonotensis Cantalice et al. 2025
†Chilomycterus schoepfi Walbaum 1792
G. Diodon Linnaeus 1758
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†Diodon circumflexus Leriche 1942
†Diodon connewarrensis Chapman and Pritchard 1907
†Diodon erinaceus Agassiz 1844
†Diodon formosus Chapman and Pritchard 1907
†Diodon kugleri Casier 1958
†Diodon scillae Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Megalurites nitidum Costa 1864 [synonym]
†Diodon tenuispinus Agassiz 1833
†Diodon vetus Leidy 1855
Invalid names: Megalurites Costa 1864 [synonym]
G. †Eodiodon Casier 1952
G. †Heptadiodon Bronn 1855
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†Heptadiodon echinus Heckel 1853
G. †Prodiodon
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†Prodiodon erinaceus Agassiz 1844
†Prodiodon tenuispinus Agassiz 1833
G. †Progymnodon Dames 1883
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G. †Pshekhadiodon Bannikov and Tyler 1997
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†Pshekhadiodon parini Bannikov and Tyler 1997
G. †Zignodon Tyler and Santini 2002
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†Zignodon fornasieroae Tyler and Santini 2002
Invalid names: Eodiodontidae Tavani 1955 [synonym], Progymnodontinae Tavani 1955 [invalid subgroup], Pshekhadiodontinae Bannikov and Tyler 2009 [invalid subgroup]
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G. †Archaeotetraodon Carnevale and Santini 2006
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†Archaeotetraodon bannikovi Carnevale and Tyler 2010
†Archaeotetraodon cerrinaferoni Carnevale and Santini 2006
†Archaeotetraodon dicarloi Carnevale and Tyler 2010
†Archaeotetraodon winterbottomi Tyler and Bannikov 1994
†Archaeotetraodon zafaranai Carnevale and Tyler 2010
G. †Eotetraodon Tyler 1980
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†Eotetraodon gornylutshensis Bannikov and Tyler 2008
†Eotetraodon pygmaeus Zigno 1887
†Eotetraodon tavernei Tyler and Bannikov 2013
G. †Leithaodon Carnevale and Tyler 2015
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†Leithaodon sandroi Carnevale and Tyler 2015
G. Sphoeroides Lacépède 1798
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†Sphoeroides hyperostosus Tyler et al. 1992
G. Tetraodon Linnaeus 1758
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†Tetraodon scillae Lawley 1876
†Tetrodon pygmaeus Zigno 1887
Invalid names: Gymnodontidae Cuvier 1817 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eoplectoidea [empty], Moloidea [empty], Tetraodontoidea [empty], Triodontoidea [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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 59.24000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (109 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Progymnodon hilgendorfi (152240)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Eotetraodon pygmaeus, Eotetraodon tavernei, Prodiodon tenuispinus, Prodiodon erinaceus, Heptadiodon echinus, Zignodon fornasieroae (94830) Tetraodontidae indet., Eotetraodon pygmaeus, Prodiodon tenuispinus, Prodiodon erinaceus, Heptadiodon echinus, Zignodon fornasieroae, Pshekhadiodon parini (55239)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Himachal Pradesh) Diodon sp. (31267)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Russian Federation (Kabardino-Balkarian) Balkaria histiopterygia (218152)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Ctenoplectus williamsi (189828)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Diodon sp. (71438) Tetraodontiformes indet. (180565)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Tetraodontidae indet. (200654)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Florida) Diodontidae indet. (49882)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Diodon sp. (61249)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Diodon sp. (16848) Progymnodon hilgendorphi (81266 81278 176944)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Russian Federation (Krasnodar) Eotetraodon gornylutshensis (187028)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Diodon sp. (220735)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Romania Chilomycterus hilgendorfi (186846 186847 186851)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania Chilomycterus hilgendorfi (186845 186852)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Diodon sp. (75638)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Barbados Diodon sp. (205153)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Diodon sp. (69805)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Tetraodontoidea indet. (175334)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Diodontidae indet. (186469)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Florida) Diodon sp. (17341)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Diodontidae indet. (97550)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) Tetraodontidae indet. (133111)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Diodon formosus (174213)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Diodon ferreirai (65162 112591)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil Diodon ferreirai (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India (Orissa) Diodon sp. (42842)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India (Gujarat) Diodon sp. (65798 87721)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Chilomycterus schoepfii (48887)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Sri Lanka Diodon sinhaleyus (13449)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Algeria (Sid Bel Abbes) Archaeotetraodon cerrinaferoni (133612)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Diodon vetus (18506)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda Tetraodon sp. (22344 22400 22433)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Chilomycterus sp., Diodon sp. (70814)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) Diodontidae indet. (77783)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Mallorca) Diodon vetus (155253)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Tetrodon lecointrae (187577)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Diodontidae indet. (52183)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Diodon sinhaleyus (14149)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Tetraodon lecointrae, Tetraodon sp. (90354)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Diodon formosus (46165)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Diodon sp. (51397)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Italy Archaeotetraodon sp., Archaeotetraodon dicarloi (185486)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia (Bratislava) Tetraodon scillae (161996)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Leithaodon sandroi (90487)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia (Bratislava) Tetraodontidae indet. (58983)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Chilomycterus sp. (126605)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Chilomycterus sp. (18554)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Chilomycterus sp. (152251)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Diodontidae indet. (168017)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Diodontidae indet. (200110 200111)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Tetraodon sp. (162678)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Portugal Tetrodon lecointrei (56459)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Italy Archaeotetraodon zafaranai (117525)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Chad Tetraodontidae indet. (24181)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Mexico (Yucatan) Chilomycterus dzonotensis (239046)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Uganda Tetraodon sp. (22345)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6USA (Florida) Diodon circumflexus (18548)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Diodon sp. (18556)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Diodon sp., Sphoeroides sp. (179732)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Archaeotetraodon bannikovi (186575) Archaeotetraodon zafaranai (219787) Diodon acanthodes, Chilomycterus acanthodes (185692) Tetraodontidae indet. (210240)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chad Tetraodon sp. (59839)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Chilomycterus acanthodes (186582 186585)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Diodon formosus (154112)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) Diodon formosus (50343)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Diodon sp. (46369)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Tetraodon sp. (22240) Tetrodon sp. (21406)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Libya Diodon sp. (136597)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Sphoeroides hyperostosus, Chilomycterus schoepfi (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Angola Tetrodon sp. (154111)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya Tetraodon sp. (22239)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Uganda Tetraodon sp. (22207 22209 22211)
Pliocene - Holocene5.333 - 0.0Uganda Tetraodon sp. (22244)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Tetraodontidae indet. (22712)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Tetrodon sp. (21398 21418 21420)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Alpes Maritimes) Chilomycterus sp. (50523)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Sphoeroides hyperostosus, Chilomycterus schoepfi (188304)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Tetrodon sp. (21421)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Tetrodon sp. (21368 21507)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Diodon sp. (20400) Diodontidae indet. (58089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Diodontidae indet. (187584)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Tetraodontidae indet., Diodontidae indet. (20604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Diodon spp., Diodon hystrix (209855)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Diodontidae indet. (194999) Tetraodontidae indet., Diodontidae indet. (194995 194997)