Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Syacium

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Cyclopsettidae

Taxonomy
Syacium was named by Ranzani (1842). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyclopsettidae by Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Syacium Ranzani
2025Syacium Cicimurri et al. p. 84

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidea
familyCyclopsettidaeCampbell et al. 2019
genusSyaciumRanzani 1842

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. Syacium Ranzani 1842
show all | hide all
Syacium micrurum Ranzani 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) S. sp. (133111)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama S. sp. (145520)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) S. oranensis (59256)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) S. ovale (135043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) S. guntheri (161932)