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Caristiidae

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Caristiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Caristiidae David p. 20
1963Caristiidae Jordan p. 673
2012Caristiidae Fierstine et al. p. 119
2013Caristiidae Betancur et al.
2013Caristiidae Miya et al. p. 9
2016Caristiidae Nelson et al. p. 452

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyCaristiidae
familyCaristiidae

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.

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G. †Absalomichthys Whitley 1933
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Absalomichthys velifer Jordan 1925
G. †Chalcidichthys David 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Abantis velifer (186049) Absalomichthys velifer, Chalcidichthys malacopterygius (185673)