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Zeiformes
Taxonomy
Zeiformes was named by Regan (1909). It is extant.
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006); to Percomorpha by Long (2011); to Zeariae by Betancur et al. (2013); to Paracanthopterygii by Nelson et al. (2016); to Acanthomorpha by Davesne et al. (2017); and to Paracanthopterygii by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006); to Percomorpha by Long (2011); to Zeariae by Betancur et al. (2013); to Paracanthopterygii by Nelson et al. (2016); to Acanthomorpha by Davesne et al. (2017); and to Paracanthopterygii by van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Zeiformes Regan |
| 2002 | Zeiformes Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Zeiformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Zeiformes Long p. 244 |
| 2013 | Zeiformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Zeiformes Nelson et al. p. 289 |
| 2017 | Zeiformes Davesne et al. p. 257 |
| 2019 | Zeiformes van der Laan p. 72 |
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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.
Or. Zeiformes Regan 1909
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G. †Cyttoides Wettstein 1886
G. †Palaeocyttus Gaudant 1978
Fm. Zeidae
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G. Zenopsis Gill 1862
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†Zenopsis clarus Danil'chenko 1960
†Zenopsis hornesi Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1891
Zenopsis nebulosus Schlegel 1847
†Zenopsis tyleri Baciu and Bannikov 2001
G. Zeus Linnaeus 1758
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Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
†Zeus jerzmanskae Baciu et al. 2005
†Zeus licatae Sauvage 1870
†Zeus primaevus Scarabelli 1859
†Zeus priscus Agassiz 1834
Fm. †Zeniontidae Myers 1960
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G. Zenion Jordan and Evermann 1896
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†Zenion mattaccino Lin et al. 2017
†Zenion vetustus Lin et al. 2017
Invalid names: Cyttidae [empty], Grammicolepididae [empty], Oreosomatidae [empty], Parazenidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Gelasian or 61.66000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Selandian | Denmark | Zeiformorum janni (159795) | |
| Lutetian | France | Zenion mattaccino (188958) Zenion vetustus (188962) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Russian Federation (Adygeia) | Zenopsis clarus (105572) | |
| Rupelian | Poland | Zeus jerzmanskae (186633) | |
| Oligocene | Czechia | Zenopsis clarus (125331) | |
| Chattian | Poland | Zeus jerzmanskae (210157) | |
| Messinian | Italy | Zeus faber (210248) Zeus licatae (185692) Zeus primaevus (186577 210251) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | Zeus faber (59256) | |
| Messinian | Algeria | Zeus faber (186585) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Italy | Zeus faber (57058) |