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Lophar

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae

Taxonomy
Lophar was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pomatomidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1919), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Lophar Jordan and Gilbert p. 44
2002Lophar Sepkoski
2012Lophar Fierstine et al. p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyPomatomidae
genusLophar

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. †Lophar Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Lophar miocaenus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) L. miocaenus (186019)