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Mupus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Centrolophidae

Taxonomy
Mupus was named by Cocco (1833) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560,915]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Schedophilus by Bannikov (2000).

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Centrolophidae by Steurbaut (1984), Schwarzhans (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Mupus Cocco
1984Mupus Steurbaut p. 107
2002Mupus Sepkoski
2003Mupus Schwarzhans p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
familyCentrolophidae
genusMupusCocco 1833

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. Mupus Cocco 1833
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Mupus neumanni Schwarzhans 1974
Mupus sinuosus Stinton 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Chattian or 61.66000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark M. sinuosus (159792 159793)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Centrolophidarum sinuosus (188954)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany M. neumanni (95898)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) M. neumanni (32012)