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Thunnini

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Thunninae Starks p. 80
1977Thunnini Klawe p. 1
2001Thunnini Collette et al. p. 3
2004Thunnini Serdy p. 235
2011Thunnini Monsch and Bannikov p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
tribeThunnini()
tribeThunnini()

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.

Tr. Thunnini Starks 1910
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G. Allothunnus Serventy 1948
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Allothunnus fallai Serventy 1948
G. Auxis Cuvier 1829
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Auxis rochei Risso 1810
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Auxis rochei eudorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard Lacepede 1800
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Auxis thazard thazard Lacepède 1800
Auxis thazard brachydorax Collette and Aadland 1996
G. †Eothynnus Woodward 1901
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†Eothynnus salmoneus Woodward 1901
G. Euthynnus Jordan and Gilbert 1882
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Euthynnus affinis Cantor 1849
Euthynnus alletteratus Rafinesque 1810
Euthynnus lineatus Kishinouye 1920
G. Katsuwonus Kishinouye 1915
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Katsuwonus pelamis Linnaeus 1758
G. Thunnus South 1845
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Subg. †Thunnus (Alciola) Jordan 1925
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†Thunnus abchazicus Danil’chenko 1951
Thunnus alalunga Bonnaterre 1788
Thunnus albacares Bonnaterre 1788
Thunnus atlanticus Lesson 1831
†Thunnus krambergeri Pauca 1931
†Thunnus lanceolatus Agassiz 1835
†Thunnus latior Agassiz 1835
Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau 1872
Thunnus obesus Lowe 1839
Thunnus orientalis Temminck and Schlegel 1844
†Thunnus secretus Bannikov 1979
Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus 1758
Thunnus tonggol Bleeker 1851
Invalid names: Albacora Jordan 1888 [synonym], Orcynus Agassiz 1835 [replaced], Thynnus Cuvier 1816 [objective synonym]
G. †Woodwardella Casier 1966
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Eothynnus salmoneus, Woodwardella patellifrons, Thunnini indet. (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Eothynnus salmoneus, Woodwardella patellifrons, Thunnini indet. (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Orcynus lanceolatus, Orcynus latior, Thynnus bolcensis (55239)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Georgia (Abkhazia) Thunnus abchasicus (185592)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Ukraine (Dnipropetrovska Oblast) Thunnus abchasicus (86750)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Thunnus abchasicus (186469)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia (Tschechien) Thynnus krambergeri (185664)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Azerbaijan Thunnus sp. (45737)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Ukraine Thunnus secretus (185593)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Thunnus sp. (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru Thunnus sp. (167732)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Alciola sp. (85313)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Euthynnus sp., Thunnus sp., Thunnus thynnus (52183)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Thunnus sp. (57700)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Aliciola starksi (45489)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru Thunnus sp. (96800)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile (Antwerpen) Thunnus sp. (154114)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Belgium (Antwerpen) Thynnus scaldisii (47465)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Chile (Coquimbo Region) Thunnus sp. (241743)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Orcynus prximus, Thynnus angustus, Thynnus proximus (185692)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Euthynnus sp. (186585 219784)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Thynnus scaldisiensis (84794)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Thunnus sp., Auxis sp., Thunnus thynnus (52582)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Thunnus sp. (184957)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Bologna) Auxis sp. (186574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774United Kingdom (England) Thynnus thynnus (58420)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Thynnus thynnus (180348)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Argolida) Thunnus thynnys (182709)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Norway Thunnus thynnus (221537)