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Scorpaena (scorpionfish)
Taxonomy
Scorpaena was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Scorpaeninae by Fierstine et al. (2012); and to Scorpaenidae by Arambourg (1927), Pauca (1929), David (1943), Nolf (1972), Steurbaut (1984), Bedini et al. (1986), Schwarzhans (2003), Schwarzhans (2007), Schwarzhans and Miàn (2017).
It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Scorpaeninae by Fierstine et al. (2012); and to Scorpaenidae by Arambourg (1927), Pauca (1929), David (1943), Nolf (1972), Steurbaut (1984), Bedini et al. (1986), Schwarzhans (2003), Schwarzhans (2007), Schwarzhans and Miàn (2017).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Scorpaena Linnaeus |
| 1927 | Scorpaena Arambourg p. 188 |
| 1929 | Scorpaena Pauca p. 32 |
| 1943 | Scorpaena David p. 75 |
| 1972 | Scorpaena Nolf p. 143 |
| 1984 | Scorpaena Steurbaut p. 70 |
| 1986 | Scorpaena Bedini et al. p. 60 |
| 2002 | Scorpaena Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Scorpaena Schwarzhans p. 80 |
| 2007 | Scorpaena Schwarzhans p. 338 |
| 2012 | Scorpaena Fierstine et al. p. 105 |
| 2017 | Scorpaena Schwarzhans and Miàn p. 69 |
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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.
G. Scorpaena Linnaeus 1758 [scorpionfish]
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†Scorpaena boulei Arambourg 1927
†Scorpaena corallophilus Schwarzhans 2003
†Scorpaena ensiger Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Scorpaena jeanneli Arambourg 1927
†Scorpaena osterodenensis Schwarzhans 2007
†Scorpaena pilari Kramberger 1882
†Scorpaena tessieri Sauvage 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | France | Scorpaena sp. (220174) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Lower Saxony,) | Scorpaena osterodenensis (188954) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | Scorpaena pilari (50344) | |
| Miocene | USA (California) | Rhomarchus ensiger (186021) | |
| Badenian | Czechia (Mikulov) | Scorpaena notata (161994) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | Scorpaena zibinica (78437) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Rhomarchus ensiger (45489) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (California) | Scorpaena ensiger (185670 185673) Scorpaena sp. (182934) | |
| Messinian | Italy | Scorpaena minima (210232) Scorpaena sp. (186576 210248 210640) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | Scorpaena jeanneli, Scorpaena boulei (59256) | |
| Zanclean | Italy | Scorpaena notata (210256) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Italy | Scorpaena notata (57058) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | Scorpaena sp. (159378) | |
| Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | Scorpaena sp. (207568) |