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Menticirrhus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Menticirrhus was named by Gill (1861) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1012]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. undulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Menticirrhus Gill
2002Menticirrhus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
genusMenticirrhusGill 1861

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. Menticirrhus Gill 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) M. sp. (22712)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) M. undulatus (59063)