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Scomberesox edwardsi

Osteichthyes - Beloniformes - Belonidae

Taxonomy
Scomberesox edwardsi was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Elysian Park, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Modelo Formation of California.

It was recombined as Scomberesox (Scomberessus) edwardsi by David (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Scomberesox edwardsi Jordan and Gilbert
1943Scomberesox (Scomberessus) edwardsi David p. 17
2012Scomberesox edwardsi Fierstine et al. p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderBeloniformes
suborderBelonoidei
familyBelonidaeBonaparte 1835
genusScomberesoxLacépède 1803
speciesedwardsi

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.

Scomberesox edwardsi Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:57:04
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:57:04
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Scomberesox edwardsi (185673 type locality: 185680)