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Oreochromis

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Oreochromis was named by Carnevale et al. (2003). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tilapiini by Carnevale et al. (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Oreochromis Carnevale et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyCichlidaeHeckel 1840
tribeTilapiini
genusOreochromis

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. Oreochromis Carnevale et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) O. lorenzoi (134071)