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Apsilus

Osteichthyes - Acanthuriformes - Lutjanidae

Taxonomy
Apsilus was named by Cuvier and Valenciennes (1830) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Apsilinae.

It was assigned to Apsilinae by Allen (1985); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Apsilus Cuvier and Valenciennes
1985Apsilus Allen
2002Apsilus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderAcanthuriformes
familyLutjanidaeGill 1861
subfamilyApsilinaeJohnson 1980
genusApsilusCuvier and Valenciennes 1830

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. Apsilus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) A. latus (41998)