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Priacanthidae

Osteichthyes - Priacanthiformes - Priacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Priacanthidae Günther
1938Priacanthidae Weiler p. 13
1960Priacanthidae Danil'chenko p. 110
1963Priacanthidae Jordan p. 694
1980Priacanthidae Danil'chenko p. 117
2013Priacanthidae Betancur et al.
2014Priacanthidae Bannikov p. 27
2014Priacanthidae Carnevale et al. p. 42
2016Priacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 453
2016Priacanthidae Přikryl et al.
2019Priacanthidae 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
orderPriacanthiformesBleeker 1871
familyPriacanthidaeGünther 1859
familyPriacanthidaeGünther 1859

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. Priacanthidae Günther 1859
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G. Priacanthus Oken 1817
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†Priacanthus artus Danil'chenko 1980
†Priacanthus fortis Danil'chenko 1980
†Priacanthus liui Tao 1993
†Priacanthus longispinus Lednev 1914
†Priacanthus pietrensis Ciobanu 1977
†Priacanthus pristinus Danil'chenko 1980
†Priacanthus robustus Bogatsov 1933
†Priacanthus spinosus Weiler 1938
G. Pristigenys Agassiz 1835
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†Pristigenys caduca Nolf 1971
†Pristigenys carboneli Steurbaut 1984
†Pristigenys rutoti Leriche 1905
†Pristigenys spinosus Blainville 1818
Pristigenys substriata Blainville 1818
Pristigenys substriatus Blainville 1818
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Badenian or 56.00000 to 12.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Pristigenys substriatus (94830)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Pristigenys srutoti, Pristigenys caduca (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Pristigenys rutoti (188954)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Pristigenys spectabilis (41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Pseudopriacanthus rutoti (123069)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Priacanthidae indet. (200654)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Indonesia (Java) Pristigenys sp. (202252)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pristigenys sp. (75638)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Pristigenys spinosus, Gephyroberyx robustus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Priacanthus sp. (186469)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Priacanthus pietrensis (113962) Pristigenys spinosus (187379)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) Priacanthus longispinus (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Pristigenys spinosus (68021)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Pristigenys obliquus (44521)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Taiwan (N/A) Priacanthus liui (208297)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Priacanthus sp., Pristigenys rhombicus (219196)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Azerbaijan Priacanthus artus (116625)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Pristigenys rhombicus (219197)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Pristigenys rhombicus (161993 161995)