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Scomber colias

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Scomber colias was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. calabrensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Scomber colias Gmelin
1925Scomber colias Arambourg p. 101
1927Scomber colias Arambourg p. 165
2001Scomber colias Collette et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusScomber
speciescoliasGmelin 1789

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.

Scomber colias Gmelin 1789
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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Scomber colias (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Scomber colias (185692)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Scomber colias (186582 186585 186631)