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Lactariidae

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Lactariidae

Taxonomy
Lactariidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Carangiformes by Jordan (1963); and to Perciformes by Nelson et al. (2016) and Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Lactariidae Jordan p. 686
2016Lactariidae Nelson et al. p. 450
2019Lactariidae Ebersole et al. p. 205

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyLactariidae
familyLactariidae

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.

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G. †Paralactarius Schwarzhans 1980
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†Paralactarius iankeysei Schwarzhans 1980
†Paralactarius ornatus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Lactarius Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833
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†Lactarius amplus Pomerol 1973
†Lactarius atlanticus Steubaut and Jonet 1982
†Lactarius nonfungus Nolf and Bajpai 1992
†Lactarius primigenius Schwarzhans 2019
†Lactarius pusillus Schwarzhans 2019
†Lactarius sigmoidalis Frost 1934
†Lactarius tumulatus Stinton 1957
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 42.60000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Lactarius sp. (209370 209371)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Lactarius amplus (41998)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219147)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius primigenius (219322) Paralactarius fankeyes (205332)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Indonesia (Java) Lactarius nonfungus (202252)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Lactarius sp. (3534)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Paralactarius fankeyes, Lactarius primigenius (219333)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219149 219150 219151 219153 219156 219164)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Lactarius sp. (32925 75638)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Lactarius sp. (219494)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) Paralactarius fankeyes (219343)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Lactarius sigmoidalis (174152)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (45665 219331 219337) Lactarius sigmoidalis, Symphysanodon ornatus (219569) Symphysanodon ornatus (219570 219612)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219273 219334) Lactarius sigmoidalis, Paralactarius ornatus (219336) Lactarius sigmoidalis, Symphysanodon ornatus (219319 219578 219579 219580 219581 219582 219584) Symphysanodon ornatus (219577 219585)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Lactarius atlanticus (118106)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Lactarius sigmoidalis (152323)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Lactarius pusillus (219517)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219590) Lactarius sigmoidalis, Symphysanodon ornatus (219586) Symphysanodon ornatus (219588)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Lactarius sigmoidalis (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Lactarius pusillus (219524 219526) Symphysanodon ornatus (219525)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219271 219339 219341 219593 219594 219595 219597 219604 219605 219606 219621) Lactarius sigmoidalis, Symphysanodon ornatus (219598)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Lactarius tumulatus (219137)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Lactarius sigmoidalis (71242)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219274 219623)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (North Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219547)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Lactarius sp. (145519)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Lactarius sigmoidalis (89138)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Lactarius sp. (219269 219553)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Lactarius tumulatus (46167)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand Sparidarum sigmoidalis (162461)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (North Island) Lactarius sp. (219268)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Lactarius sp. (223702)