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Maenidae

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Maenidae

Taxonomy
Maenidae is a family.

It was assigned to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); and to Percoidea by Casier (1966).

Subtaxa
Maena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Maenidae Jordan p. 700
1966Maenidae Casier p. 446

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderPercoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyMaenidae
familyMaenidae

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.

Fm. †Maenidae
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G. †Maena Cuvier 1829
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†Maena dionysii Arambourg 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Maena dionysii (186582)