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Embiotocidae
Taxonomy
Embiotocidae was named by Agassiz (1853). It is extant.
It was assigned to Embiotociformes by David (1943); to Holconoti by Jordan (1963); to Percoidea by Casier (1966); to Percoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Ovalentariae by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Embiotociformes by David (1943); to Holconoti by Jordan (1963); to Percoidea by Casier (1966); to Percoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Ovalentariae by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Embiotocidae Agassiz |
| 1943 | Embiotocidae David p. 139 |
| 1963 | Embiotocidae Jordan p. 717 |
| 1966 | Embiotocidae Casier p. 450 |
| 2012 | Embiotocidae Fierstine et al. p. 132 |
| 2013 | Embiotocidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Embiotocidae Nelson et al. p. 335 |
| 2019 | Embiotocidae van der Laan p. 78 |
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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. Embiotocidae Agassiz 1853
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G. Amphistichus Agassiz 1854
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Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz 1854
Amphistichus koelzi Hubbs 1933 [calico surfperch]
Amphistichus rhodoterus Agassiz 1854 [redtail surfperch]
G. †Ditrema Temnick and Schlegel 1850
G. Embiotoca Agassiz 1853
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†Embiotoca conjugens Casier 1966
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz 1853 [black surfperch]
G. †Micrometrus Gibbons 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||
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
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | France | Neoditrema fercourtensis (220174) | |
| Chattian | USA (California) | Embiotocidae indet. (11601) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Eriquius plectrodes, Erisceles pristinus (45489) | |
| Tortonian - Piacenzian | USA (California) | Embiotocidae indet. (188305) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Cymatogaster aggregata (219849) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | USA (California) | Cymatogaster aggregata (277712) | |
| Chibanian | USA (California) | Cymatogaster aggregata, Rhacochilus vacca (226584) Embiotocidae indet., Cymatogaster aggregata (276728) Embiotocidae indet., Cymatogaster aggregata, Rhacochilus vacca, Amphistichus rhodoterus (84881) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Cymatogaster aggregata (194882 222408) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (California) | Damalichthys vacca (20646) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Cymatogaster aggregata (59063 85314) Cymatogaster aggregata, Damalichthys vacca (190889) Cymatogaster aggregata, Embiotoca jacksoni (226585) Cymatogaster aggregata, Rhacochilus vacca (219031) Rhacochilus vacca (276729) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | Embiotocidae indet. (239418) Embiotocidae indet., Amphistichus argenteus, Cymatogaster aggregata, Damalichthys vacca (276600) |