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Cynoscion
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).
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).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Cynoscion Gill |
| 1943 | Cynoscion David p. 136 |
| 1983 | Cynoscion Fitch and Lavenberg p. 513 |
| 2002 | Cynoscion Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Cynoscion Fierstine et al. p. 131 |
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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. Cynoscion Gill 1861
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Subg. †Cynoscion (Aristoscion) Jordan 1921
†Cynoscion eprepes Jordan 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian | USA (California) | C. eprepes (45489) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | C. sp. (24237 145519) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | C. sp. (79984 145530) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Venezuela | C. sp. (92751) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | C. nebulosus (52582) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (Florida) | C. sp. (22712) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | C. nobilis, C. reticulatus (59063) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | C. sp. (57706) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | C. nothus (161932) |