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Thunnus (Alciola)

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Aliciola was named by Jordan (1925).

It was reranked as Thunnus (Alciola) by David (1943).

It was assigned to Seriolidae by Jordan (1925); and to Thunnus by David (1943).

Subtaxa
Thunnus (Alciola) starksi
Species lacking formal opinion data
Thunnus thynnys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Aliciola Jordan p. 26
1943Thunnus (Alciola) David p. 155

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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()
genusThunnusSouth 1845
subgenusAlciola()

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.

Subg. †Thunnus (Alciola) Jordan 1925
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Tortonian or 16.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Alciola sp. (85313)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Aliciola starksi (45489)