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Makaira

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Makaira Lacépède
1987Makaira Schultz p. 159
1998Makaira Fierstine p. 34
1999Makaira Fierstine p. 71
2001Makaira Fierstine p. 29
2001Makaira Fierstine et al. p. 69
2002Makaira Carnevale et al. p. 64
2002Makaira Sepkoski
2004Makaira Monsch p. 465
2006Makaira Fierstine p. 443
2012Makaira Fierstine et al. p. 155
2018Makaira Carnevale and Godfrey p. 197
2019Makaira Cantalice et al. p. 436
2021Makaira Oyanadel-Urbina et al. p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyIstiophoridae
genusMakairaLacépède 1802

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. Makaira Lacépède 1802
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Makaira belgicus Leriche 1926
Makaira indica Cuvier 1832
Makaira nigricans Lacépède 1802
Makaira panamensis Fierstine 1978
Makaira purdyi Fierstine 1999
Makaira teretirostris Van Beneden 1871
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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Piacenzian or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom M. sp. (215472)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru M. sp. (167732)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63USA (California) M. sp. (46069)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Istiophoridae indet. (50069)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Apulia) M. nigricans (45503)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama M. nigricans (24237)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Panama M. panamensis (192109)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile M. sp. (114474)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) M. nigricans (70529)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) M. sp. (190383)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) M. indica, M. nigricans, M. purdyi (52582)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) M. nigricans (204355 204357)