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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
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
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 mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

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 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Sciaenops ocellatus (57700)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Sciaenops ocellatus (52582)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Sciaenops ocellatus (227368)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Sciaenops ocellatus (227371)