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Coryphaenoides

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Coryphaenoides was named by Gunnerus (1765) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560,915]. It is extant. Its type is Coryphaenoides rupestris.

It was assigned to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Macrouridae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Schwarzhans (2003), Girone et al. (2006); and to Macrourinae by Lin et al. (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1765Coryphaenoides Gunnerus
1983Coryphaenoides Nolf and Steurbaut p. 169
2002Coryphaenoides Sepkoski
2003Coryphaenoides Schwarzhans p. 61
2006Coryphaenoides Girone et al. p. 656
2017Coryphaenoides Lin et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusCoryphaenoidesGunnerus 1765

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.

G. Coryphaenoides Gunnerus 1765
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Coryphaenoides amager Schwarzhans 2003
Coryphaenoides biobtusus Lin et al. 2017
Coryphaenoides contortus Bassoli 1906
Coryphaenoides maximus Bassoi 1906
Coryphaenoides richi Schwarzhans et al. 2026
Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus 1765
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 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 61.66000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark C. amager (159792 159793)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) C. richi (277962)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy C. biobtusus (187503) C. contortus (70491 187507) C. sp., C. contortus, C. maximus (178120)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy C. sicilianus (159096)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy C. rupestris, C. guentheri (159455) C. sicilianus (159378)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy C. guentheri (159823)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy C. rupestris, C. guentheri (159361)