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Zeniontidae

Osteichthyes - Zeiformes - Zeniontidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Zeniontidae Myers
2016Zeniontidae Nelson et al. p. 291
2017Zeniontidae Lin et al. p. 894
2019Zeniontidae van der Laan p. 72
2021Zeniontidae Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderZeiformesRegan 1909
familyZeniontidaeMyers 1960
familyZeniontidaeMyers 1960

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.

Fm. †Zeniontidae Myers 1960
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G. Capromimus Gill 1893
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Capromimus undulatus Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
G. Zenion Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Zenion mattaccino Lin et al. 2017
Zenion vetustus Lin et al. 2017
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 21:50:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 48.07000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Zenion mattaccino, Zenion vetustus (188958) Zenion vetustus (188962)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Capromimus undulatus (46982)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Asti) Zenion hololepis (237147)