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Gempylus

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

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).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Gempylus Cuvier
2002Gempylus Sepkoski
2019Gempylus van der Laan p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyGempylidaeGill 1862
genusGempylusCuvier 1829

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
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: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available