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Mupus

Osteichthyes - 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).

Species
M. neumanni, M. sinuosus, Schedophilus confinis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Mupus Cocco
1839Schedophilus 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
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
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
Invalid names: Schedophilus Cocco 1839 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

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)