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Makaira
Taxonomy
Makaira was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Istiophorini by Monsch (2004); and to Istiophoridae by Schultz (1987), Fierstine (1998), Fierstine (1999), Fierstine et al. (2001), Fierstine (2001), Carnevale et al. (2002), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018), Cantalice et al. (2019), Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Istiophorini by Monsch (2004); and to Istiophoridae by Schultz (1987), Fierstine (1998), Fierstine (1999), Fierstine et al. (2001), Fierstine (2001), Carnevale et al. (2002), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018), Cantalice et al. (2019), Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2021).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1802 | Makaira Lacépède |
| 1987 | Makaira Schultz p. 159 |
| 1998 | Makaira Fierstine p. 34 |
| 1999 | Makaira Fierstine p. 71 |
| 2001 | Makaira Fierstine p. 29 |
| 2001 | Makaira Fierstine et al. p. 69 |
| 2002 | Makaira Carnevale et al. p. 64 |
| 2002 | Makaira Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Makaira Monsch p. 465 |
| 2006 | Makaira Fierstine p. 443 |
| 2012 | Makaira Fierstine et al. p. 155 |
| 2018 | Makaira Carnevale and Godfrey p. 197 |
| 2019 | Makaira Cantalice et al. p. 436 |
| 2021 | Makaira Oyanadel-Urbina et al. p. 351 |
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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. 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
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| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | M. sp. (215472) | |
| Burdigalian | Peru | M. sp. (167732) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | USA (California) | M. sp. (46069) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Istiophoridae indet. (50069) | |
| Tortonian | Italy (Apulia) | M. nigricans (45503) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | M. nigricans (24237) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Panama | M. panamensis (192109) | |
| Messinian | Chile | M. sp. (114474) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | M. nigricans (70529) | |
| Zanclean | Italy (Tuscany) | M. sp. (190383) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | M. indica, M. nigricans, M. purdyi (52582) | |
| Piacenzian | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | M. nigricans (204355 204357) |