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Gempylus
Taxonomy
Gempylus was named by Cuvier (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Gempylidae.
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gempylidae by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gempylidae by van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Gempylus Cuvier |
| 2002 | Gempylus Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Gempylus van der Laan p. 74 |
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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. Gempylus Cuvier 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available