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Rachycentron

Osteichthyes - Carangiformes - Rachycentridae

Taxonomy
Rachycentron was named by Kaup (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rachycentridae by Carnevale and Godfrey (2018), Godfrey and Carnevale (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Rachycentron Kaup
2002Rachycentron Sepkoski
2018Rachycentron Carnevale and Godfrey p. 179
2021Rachycentron Godfrey and Carnevale p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderCarangiformes
familyRachycentridae
genusRachycentronKaup 1826

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. Rachycentron Kaup 1826
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Rachycentron stremphaencus Godfrey and Carnevale 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) R. stremphaencus (219172)