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Pygaeidae

Osteichthyes - Pygaeidae

Taxonomy
Pygaeidae was named by Jordan (1905). Its type is Pygaeus.

It was assigned to Acanthuriformes by Jordan (1963); and to Carangaria by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Pygaeus (type genus)
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-06-08; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-08-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Pygaeidae Jordan p. 405
1963Pygaeidae Jordan p. 708
2019Pygaeidae van der Laan p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
familyPygaeidaeJordan 1905
familyPygaeidaeJordan 1905

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. †Pygaeidae Jordan 1905
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G. †Pygaeus Agassiz 1835
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Pygaeus agassizii Eastman 1904
Pygaeus bolcanus Volta 1796
Pygaeus coleanus Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus dorsalis Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus egertoni Agassiz 1842
Pygaeus gibbus Agassiz 1842
Pygaeus gigas Agassiz 1835
Pygaeus nobilis Agassiz 1835
Pygaeus nuchalis Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus oblongus Agassiz 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Pygaeus nuchalis, Pygaeus nobilis, Pygaeus bolcanus (94830)