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

Berycidae

Osteichthyes - Beryciformes - Berycidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Berycidae Lowe
1902Berycidae Hay p. 402
1902Berycidae Woodward p. 13
1946Berycidae Rapp p. 512
1963Berycidae Jordan p. 672
1966Berycidae Casier p. 177
1993Berycidae Nolf and Dockery p. 32
2003Berycidae Schwarzhans p. 75
2007Berycidae Schwarzhans p. 335
2011Berycidae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 96
2013Berycidae Betancur et al.
2016Berycidae Nelson et al. p. 314
2017Berycidae Schwarzhans et al. p. 158

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyBerycidaeLowe 1843
familyBerycidaeLowe 1843

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. Berycidae Lowe 1843
show all | hide all
G. †Argilloberyx Casier 1966
hide
G. Beryx Cuvier 1829
hide
†Beryx altus Ciobanu 1977
†Beryx eogenus David 1946
†Beryx kcli David 1946
†Beryx longus Ciobanu 1977
†Beryx sanjoaquinensis David 1946
G. Centroberyx Gill 1862
hide
†Centroberyx anguinicauda Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
†Centroberyx fragilis Schwarzhans 2003
†Centroberyx ingens Koken 1884
†Centroberyx integer Koken 1885
†Centroberyx worthyi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Nishiberyx Schwarzhans et al. 2017
hide
†Nishiberyx nishimotoi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Tortonian or 83.60000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Beryx sp. (167918)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Centroberyx fragilis (22943)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Centroberyx fragilis (159792 159795) Centroberyx fragilis, Centroberyx integer (159793 159794)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Centroberyx sp. (87817)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Ukraine Centroberyx sp., Centroberyx anguinicauda, Centroberyx fragilis, Centroberyx integer (159509)
Waipawan - Mangaorapan56.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx sp. (219497)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Centroberyx sp. (237215 237217)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Argilloberyx prestwichae (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Centroberyx sp. (237219)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Centroberyx sp. (100414)
Heretaungan48.9 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx sp. (219498)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Centroberyx sp., Centroberyx ingens (188954)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Beryx sp., Centroberyx eocenicus (188957) Centroberyx eocenicus, Centroberyx sp. (188958)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Beryx sp. (200654)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (California) Beryx sanjoaquinensis, Beryx eogenus (191015)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Saga) Nishiberyx nishimotoi (204551)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Centroberyx ingens (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Beryx altus, Beryx longus (113962)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219615 219618)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Centroberyx sp. (219194)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Centroberyx sp. (44521)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219336 219579)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Beryx kcli (191012)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219591)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219517)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219600 219622)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Centroberyx worthyi (219524 219525 219526)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219623)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Asti) Centroberyx sp. (237147)