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Cubiceps

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Nomeidae

Taxonomy
Cubiceps was named by Lowe (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nomeidae by Schwarzhans (2013) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cubiceps Lowe
2002Cubiceps Sepkoski
2013Cubiceps Schwarzhans p. 179
2019Cubiceps Schwarzhans p. 206

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyNomeidae
genusCubicepsLowe 1843

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. Cubiceps Lowe 1843
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Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 19.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) C. sp. (219341 219593 219594 219744)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy C. sp. (210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy C. sp. (57058)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) C. sp. (219640)