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Phosichthyidae
Taxonomy
Phosichthyidae is a family. It is extant.
It was corrected as Photichthyidae by Constantin (1999); it was misspelled as Photichthyidae by Girone et al. (2006), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).
It was assigned to Stomiatoidei by Constantin (1999); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Stomiatiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Stomiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).
It was corrected as Photichthyidae by Constantin (1999); it was misspelled as Photichthyidae by Girone et al. (2006), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).
It was assigned to Stomiatoidei by Constantin (1999); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Stomiatiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Stomiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Photichthyidae Constantin |
| 2006 | Photichthyidae Girone et al. p. 655 |
| 2013 | Phosichthyidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Phosichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 261 |
| 2017 | Phosichthyidae Lin et al. p. 16 |
| 2021 | Phosichthyidae Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 15 |
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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.
Fm. Phosichthyidae
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G. †Photichthyidarum Unknown
G. Vinciguerria Jordan and Evermann 1895
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†Vinciguerria angulosa Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
†Vinciguerria brevis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
†Vinciguerria distincta Danilt'chenko 1962
†Vinciguerria macarovicii Ciobanu 1977
†Vinciguerria merklini Danilchenko 1946
†Vinciguerria obscura Daniltshenko 1959
Vinciguerria poweriae Cocco 1838
†Vinciguerria praeattenuata Ciobanu 1977
†Vinciguerria sagittiformis Weiler 1958
†Vinciguerria shinjiensis Yabumoto et al. 2024
†Vinciguerria talgiensis Daniltshenko 1959
†Vinciguerria yombeensis Schwarzhans 2013
Vincinguerria attenuata Cocco 1838
Vincinguerria poweriae Cocco 1838
G. †Woodsia Grey 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (42 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | France | Polymetme dartagan (188958 188962) | |
| Lutetian | Georgia | Vinciguerria distincta (185619) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene | Czechia | Vinciguerria distincta, Vinciguerria obscura (186638) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Russian Federation (Dagestan) | Vinciguerria talgiensis (185618) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | Vinciguerria macarovicii (187379) Vinciguerria taligiensis, Vinciguerria merklini, Vinciguerria obscura, Vinciguerria praeattenuata (113962) | |
| Rupelian | Czechia (Moravia) | Vinciguerria sp. (104941) | |
| Rupelian | Russian Federation | Vinciguerria merklini (186452) Vinciguerria sp. nov. (186469) | |
| Oligocene | Czechia | Vinciguerria obscura (125331) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | Russian Federation | Vinciguerria obscura (186463) | |
| Chattian | France | Polymetme supraoligocenioca (152695) Vinciguerria angulosa, Polymetme supraoligocenica (219194) | |
| Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene | Greece (Greneva) | Vinciguerria sp. (222448) | |
| Aquitanian | France | Polymetme supraoligocenica (219195) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Ukraine | Vinciguerria merklini (133082) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | Vinciguerria sp. (46982) | |
| Burdigalian | France | Vinciguerria sp., Photichthyidae indet., Vinciguerria sagittiformis (220042) Vinciguerria sp., Vinciguerria brevis, Polymetme supraoligocenica (219196) | |
| Burdigalian | Czechia (Moravia) | Vinciguerria sp. (222391) | |
| Burdigalian | Chile | Vinciguerria sp. (241734) | |
| Langhian | France | Vinciguerria poweriae, Vinciguerria brevis (219197) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Shimane) | Vinciguerria shinjiensis (52004) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Aichi) | Polymetme elongata, Vinciguerria sp. (161449) | |
| Tortonian | Ukraine | Vinciguerria panticapaea (88545) | |
| Tortonian | Ukraine (Crimea) | Vinciguerria merklini (85514) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | Polymetme sp., Woodsia sp. (187506) | |
| Tortonian | Gabon | Vinciguerria yombeensis (219359) | |
| Messinian | Greece (Zakynthos) | Vinciguerria poweriae (207583) | |
| Zanclean | Italy | Vinciguerria poweriae (210257) Vinciguerria sp. (210255 210256) | |
| Piacenzian | Greece (Crete) | Vinciguerria poweriae (207357) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | Vinciguerria poweriae (210258) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Italy | Vinciguerria sp. (57058) | |
| Gelasian - Calabrian | Greece (Zakynthos) | Vinciguerria poweriae (207576) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | Vinciguerria poweriae (159378) Vincinguerria poweriae, Vincinguerria attenuata (159455) | |
| Gelasian - Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | Vinciguerria poweriae (207578) | |
| Gelasian - Ionian | Greece (Kephallonia) | Vinciguerria lucetia, Vinciguerria poweriae (207577) | |
| Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | Vinciguerria poweriae (207570) |