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Sphyraenodus

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes

Taxonomy
Sphyraenodus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was synonymized subjectively with Dictyodus by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Sphyraenidae by Rapp (1946); to Scombridae by Bohm (1926), Casier (1946), Casier (1966); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scombroidei by Monsch (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Sphyraenodus Agassiz figs. Pl 26
1839Dictyodus Owen
1902Dictyodus Hay p. 399
1926Sphyraenodus Bohm p. 85
1946Sphyraenodus Casier p. 146
1946Sphyraenodus Rapp p. 512
1966Sphyraenodus Casier p. 286
2002Sphyraenodus Sepkoski
2004Sphyraenodus Monsch p. 476

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
genusSphyraenodus

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. †Sphyraenodus Agassiz 1839
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†Sphyraenodus crassidens Agassiz 1844
†Sphyraenodus hastatus Bohm 1926
†Sphyraenodus lerichei Casier 1944
†Sphyraenodus priscus Agassiz 1839
†Sphyraenodus rupeliensis Dollo and Storms 1888
†Sphyraenodus speciosus Leidy 1856
Invalid names: Dictyodus Owen 1839 [nomen dubium]
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Serravallian or 72.20000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Manharashtra) S. sp. (63896)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) S. speciosus (3113)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) S. pirscus (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium S. lerichei (219001 219005 219006)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom S. priscus (215472)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) S. priscus (3257)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine S. sp. (211009)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) S. lerichei (41888) S. striata, S. lerichei (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola S. sp. (275444)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) S. sp. (160397 160400)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) S. hastatus (149316)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France S. sp. (69805)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. sp. (68021)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Italy S. bottii (47623)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Sphyraena speciosa, S. silovianus (18587)
Burdigalian - Messinian20.45 - 5.333Italy (Apulia) S. bottii (47125)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Sphyraena speciosa (55396 57782)