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Polynemidae

Osteichthyes - Polynemidae

Taxonomy
Polynemidae was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhegnopteri by Jordan (1963); to Carangimorphariae by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Carangaria by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Polynemidae Rafinesque
1963Polynemidae Jordan p. 678
2013Polynemidae Betancur et al.
2019Polynemidae van der Laan p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
familyPolynemidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPolynemidaeRafinesque 1815

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. Polynemidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Pentanemus Guenther 1860
G. Polydactylus Lacépède 1803
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†Polydactylus gaemersi Steurbaut 1984
G. †Polynemidarum Unknown
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†Polynemidarum buyghebaertae Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
†Polynemidarum gaemersi Steurbaut 1984
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Calabrian or 27.30000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Polynemidarum sp. (152695)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Pentanemus sp. (219196)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Pentanemus sp. (219197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Polydactylus gaemersi (174760)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Polynemidae indet. (222139)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Polynemidae indet. (159288)