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Leiognathidae

Osteichthyes - Leiognathidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Leiognathidae Gill
1960Leiognathidae Danil'chenko p. 124
1963Leiognathidae Jordan p. 686
1980Leiognathidae Danil'chenko p. 132
1994Leiognathidae Yabumoto and Uyeno p. 68
2011Leiognathidae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 105
2013Leiognathidae Betancur et al.
2014Leiognathidae Bannikov p. 28
2014Eoleiognathinae Bannikov p. 36
2014Leiognathidae Carnevale et al. p. 43
2016Leiognathidae Nelson et al. p. 453
2019Leiognathidae van der Laan p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
Chaetodontiformes
familyLeiognathidaeGill 1893
familyLeiognathidaeGill 1893

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. Leiognathidae Gill 1893
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G. †Eoleiognathus Bannikov 2014
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Eoleiognathus dorsalis Agassiz 1838
G. †Euleiognathus Yabumoto and Uyeno 2011
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Euleiognathus tottori Yabumoto and Uyeno 1994
G. Gazza Rueppell 1835
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Gazza orthensis Steurbaut 1982
G. Leiognathus Lacépède 1802
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Leiognathus altapinus Weiller 1955
Leiognathus minutus Danil'chenko 1980
G. Secutor Gistel 1848
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Secutor africanus Schwarzhans 2013
Invalid names: Eoleiognathinae Bannikov 2014 [invalid subgroup]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 56.00000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Eoleiognathus dorsalis (94830)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Leiognathus altapinnus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Leiognathus altapinus (187379)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Gazza orthensis (184477)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Gazza orthensis (152695 219194)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Japan (Tottori) Leiognathus tottari (161450)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Tottori) Leiognathus tottori (190896)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Gabon Secutor africanus (219368)