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Uranoscopus

Osteichthyes - Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae

Taxonomy
Uranoscopus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Uranoscopidae by Casier (1966), Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans et al. (2017), Schwarzhans (2019), Robinson et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Uranoscopus Linnaeus p. 250
1966Uranoscopus Casier p. 452
1980Uranoscopus Schwarzhans p. 168
2002Uranoscopus Sepkoski
2017Uranoscopus Schwarzhans et al. p. 455
2019Uranoscopus Schwarzhans p. 81
2024Uranoscopus Robinson et al. p. 573

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderUranoscopiformes
familyUranoscopidae
genusUranoscopus

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. Uranoscopus Linnaeus 1758
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Uranoscopus ignavus Schwarzhans 1980
Uranoscopus rotundatus Casier 1966
Uranoscopus rudis Schwarzhans 2019
Uranoscopus tectiformis Schwarzhans 2019
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: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Badenian or 42.60000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) U. ignavus (219322 219503)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) U. rudis (219615) U. sp. (219611)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France U. sp. (219196)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) U. tectiformis (219597 219598 219744)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) U. sp. (219610)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) U. sp. (161993)