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Trachiniformes

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Trachiniformes is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Trachiniformes Nelson et al. p. 421

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
—Trachiniformes
—Trachiniformes

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. Ammodytes Linnaeus 1758
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†Ammodytes antipae Pauca 1929
†Ammodytes antipai Pauca 1929
G. †Ammodytidarum Bonaparte 1832
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†Ammodytidarum inconspectus Schwarzhans 2007
G. †Gymnammodytes Duncker and Mohr 1935
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†Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale 2004
G. Hyperoplus Guenther 1862
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G. †Champsodon Günther 1867
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†Champsodon grossheimi Danil'chenko 1960
†Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Champsodon vonderhochti Schwarzhans 2007
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G. †Awamoa Schwarzhans 2019
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†Awamoa kaawa Schwarzhans 2019
G. Leptoscopus Gill 1859
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†Leptoscopus atavus Schwarzhans 2019
†Leptoscopus focosus Schwarzhans 1980
†Leptoscopus progressus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Lesueurina Fowler 1908
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†Lesueurina transoceana Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Neopercis Steindachner 1884
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†Neopercis mesogea Arambourg 1927
G. †Waitahana Schwarzhans 2019
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†Waitahana sagittiformis Schwarzhans 1980
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G. Trachinus Linnaeus 1758
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†Trachinus acutus Weiler 1942
†Trachinus biscissus Koken 1884
Trachinus draco Linnaeus 1758
†Trachinus falcatus Schwarzhans 2007
†Trachinus janeti Priem 1911
Invalid names: Cheimarrhichthyidae [empty]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Trachinus sp. (219001)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Platycephalus janeti (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Trachinus sp. (41989 41992 41994 41996)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Ammodytidarum inconspectus, Trachinus falcatus, Champsodon vonderhochti (188954)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Virginia) Trachinus laevigatus (237135)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Platycephalus janeti (188958)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Trachinus laevigatus (237116 237130)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Trachinus laevigatus (237117 237139)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Trachinus laevigatus (237132)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Trachinus laevigatus (237115)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Champsodon grossheimi (186470)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Trachinus biscissus (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Ammodytes antipai, Ammodytes antipae (50344)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Trachinus biscissus, Gymnammodytes arnoldmuelleri (188930)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) Ammodytidae indet. (186589)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Lesueurina transoceana (219569 219615)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Trachinus sp. (219194)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Trachinus verus, Trachinus sp. (32012)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation (Dagestan) Myersiscus grossheimi (186449)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Leptoscopus progressus, Lesueurina transoceana (219336) Lesueurina transoceana (219580 219585)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Trachinus draco (219195)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa progressa (219586 219587 219588 219590) Awamoa progressa, Waitahana sagittiformis (219591)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Trachinus lineolatus, Trachinus draco (219196) Trachinus sp., Trachinus biscissus (220042)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Waitahana sagittiformis (219557)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa progressa (219594 219597) Awamoa progressa, Waitahana latisulcata, Waitahana sagittiformis, Champsodon timaruensis (219593) Awamoa progressa, Waitahana sagittiformis (219341 219592 219598 219599 219606) Leptoscopus progressus, Awamoa progressa, Waitahana latisulcata, Waitahana sagittiformis (219318) Waitahana sagittiformis (219605 219607 219744)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Champsodon timaruensis (219523 219526)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Leptoscopus progressus (67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Trachinus armatus, Trachinus lineolatus, Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (219197)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) Trachinus verus (161965)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Waitahana latisulcata (219610)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Belgium Trachinus sp. (208831)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Trachinus sp. (174760)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Trachinus draco (178120)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Asti) Trachinus draco (237147)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Awamoa iocosa (219553) Leptoscopus iocosus (219269)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Gymnammodytes oranensis (186585 219784)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Neopercis mesogea (59256)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa kaawa (219624)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Taiwan (Taiwan) Champsodon sp. (237150)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Ammodytes hexapterus (52582)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Trachinus draco (59003)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece (Rhodes) Trachinus draco (207579)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Ammodytes hexapterus (222407 222408 222409)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Japan (Kanagawa) Ammodytes sp. (275914)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Kanagawa) Ammodytes sp. (276069 276071)