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Centropristis

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae

Taxonomy
Centropristis was named by Cuvier (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Serranidae by Stinton and Nolf (1970), Fitch and Lavenberg (1983); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Centropristes exsculptus, C. elongatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. striata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Centropristis Cuvier
1970Centropristes Stinton and Nolf p. 227
1983Centropristis Fitch and Lavenberg p. 512
2002Centropristis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
genusCentropristisCuvier 1829

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. Centropristis Cuvier 1829
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†Centropristes exsculptus Stinton and Nolf 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Centropristes exsculptatus (123069)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France C. elongatus (222677)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) C. integer (32012)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) C. sp. (44521)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Romania C. sp. (222593)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) C. striata (52582)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) C. sp. (161932)