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Scombroidea

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes

Taxonomy
Scombroidea was named by Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1815).

It was assigned to Pharyngognathi by Hay (1902); to Percomorphi by David (1943), Casier (1966); and to Scombroidei by Monsch and Bannikov (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Scombroidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz
1902Scombroidea Hay p. 402
1943Scombroidea David p. 27
1966Scombroidea Casier p. 262
2011Scombroidea Monsch and Bannikov p. 270

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
superfamilyScombroideaRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
superfamilyScombroideaRafinesque-Schmaltz 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.

Superfm. †Scombroidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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Fm. †Cybiidae
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G. †Escharion Jordan 1925
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Escharion townleyi Jordan 1925
G. †Starrias Jordan 1925
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Starrias ischyrus Jordan 1925
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Messinian or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Scombroidea indet. (59059)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Escharion townleyi, Starrias ischyrus (45489)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Cybiidae indet. (13079)