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Amphistichus
Taxonomy
Amphistichus was named by Agassiz (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Embiotocidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Embiotocidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Amphistichus Agassiz |
| 2002 | Amphistichus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Amphistichus Fierstine et al. p. 132 |
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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. Amphistichus Agassiz 1854
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Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz 1854
Amphistichus koelzi Hubbs 1933 [calico surfperch]
Amphistichus rhodoterus Agassiz 1854 [redtail surfperch]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chibanian to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chibanian | USA (California) | A. rhodoterus (84881) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | A. argenteus (276600) |