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Cynoscion

Osteichthyes - Sciaenidae

Taxonomy
Cynoscion was named by Gill (1861) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Otholithinae by David (1943); to Sciaenoidei by Fitch and Lavenberg (1983); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sciaenidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Cynoscion Gill
1943Cynoscion David p. 136
1983Cynoscion Fitch and Lavenberg p. 513
2002Cynoscion Sepkoski
2012Cynoscion Fierstine et al. p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
familySciaenidae(Cuvier 1828)
genusCynoscionGill 1861

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. Cynoscion Gill 1861
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Subg. †Cynoscion (Aristoscion) Jordan 1921
Cynoscion eprepes Jordan 1921
Cynoscion reticulatus Günther 1864 [striped corvina]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-21 04:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama C. sp. (24237 145519)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) C. eprepes (45489)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. sp. (79984 145530)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela C. sp. (92751)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) C. nebulosus (52582)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) C. sp. (22712)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) C. nebulosus (20400 20402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) C. sp. (57706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) C. reticulatis (219031) C. reticulatus (59063 226585)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) C. nothus (161932)