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Embiotocidae

Actinopteri - Embiotocidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Embiotocidae David p. 139
1963Embiotocidae Jordan p. 717
1966Embiotocidae Casier p. 450
2012Embiotocidae Fierstine et al. p. 132
2013Embiotocidae Betancur et al.
2016Embiotocidae Nelson et al. p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Acanthomorpha(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Ovalentariae
familyEmbiotocidae
familyEmbiotocidae

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. Amphistichus Agassiz 1854
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G. Cymatogaster Gibbons 1854
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G. Damalichthys Girard 1855
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Damalichthys saratogensis Casteel 1978
G. †Ditrema Temnick and Schlegel 1850
G. †Embiotoca Agassiz 1853
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Embiotoca conjugens Casier 1966
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz 1853
G. †Eriquius Jordan 1924
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Eriquius plectrodes Jordan 1924
G. †Erisceles Jordan 1925
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Erisceles pristinus Jordan 1925
G. Hysterocarpus Gibbons 1854
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Hysterocarpus traskii Gibbons 1854
G. †Micrometrus Gibbons 1854
G. †Neoditrema Steindacher and Döderlein 1883
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G. Rhacochilus Agassiz 1854
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Rhacochilus vacca Girard 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Neoditrema fercourtensis (220174)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Embiotocidae indet. (11601)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Eriquius plectrodes, Erisceles pristinus (45489)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Embiotocidae indet. (188305)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Cymatogaster aggregata (219849)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Cymatogaster aggregata (194882 222408)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Cymatogaster aggregata (85314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cymatogaster aggregata (59063) Cymatogaster aggregata, Damalichthys vacca (190889)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Damalichthys vacca (20646)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Embiotocidae indet. (239418)