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Sciaenops ocellatus

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae

Taxonomy
Sciaenops ocellatus was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Sciaenops ocellatus Linnaeus
2017Sciaenops ocellatus Hastings and Dooley p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderAcanthuriformes
suborderSciaenoideiCuvier 1828
familySciaenidaeCuvier 1828
genusSciaenopsGill 1863
speciesocellatusLinnaeus 1766

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.

Sciaenops ocellatus Linnaeus 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Sciaenops ocellatus (57700)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Sciaenops ocellatus (52582)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sciaenops ocellatus (227368)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Sciaenops ocellatus (227371)