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Decapterus
Taxonomy
Decapterus was named by Bleeker (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Caranx (Decapterus) by Arambourg (1927).
It was assigned to Caranx by Arambourg (1927); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carangidae by David (1943), Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was reranked as Caranx (Decapterus) by Arambourg (1927).
It was assigned to Caranx by Arambourg (1927); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carangidae by David (1943), Fierstine et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1850 | Decapterus Bleeker |
| 1927 | Caranx (Decapterus) Arambourg p. 181 |
| 1943 | Decapterus David p. 34 |
| 2002 | Decapterus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Decapterus Fierstine et al. p. 117 |
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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. Decapterus Bleeker 1850
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†Caranx (Decapterus) prorusselli Arambourg 1927
†Decapterus agilis Jordan 1925
†Decapterus hopkinsi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tortonian | USA (California) | Coronadus agilis, Lompochites hopkinsi (45489) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (California) | D. agilis (152598 182934 185673) | |
| Messinian | Algeria | Caranx prorusselli (186631) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | Caranx prorusselli (59256) |