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Thyrsitoides

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

Taxonomy
Thyrsitoides was named by Fowler (1929). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gempylidae by Ciobanu (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Thyrsitoides Fowler
1977Thyrsitoides Ciobanu p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyGempylidaeGill 1862
genusThyrsitoidesFowler 1929

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. Thyrsitoides Fowler 1929
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 27.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Verona) T. sp. (190957)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) T. sp. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania T. zarathoustrae (113962)