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Euzaphleges

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Euzaphlegidae

Taxonomy
Euzaphleges was named by White and Moy-Thomas (1941). It is the type genus of Euzaphlegidae.

It was assigned to Euzaphlegidae by Fierstine et al. (2012), van der Laan (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Zaphleges Jordan and Gilbert p. 20
1925Zaphleges Jordan p. 22
1941Euzaphleges White and Moy-Thomas
1943Zaphleges David p. 102
2012Euzaphleges Fierstine et al. p. 141
2019Euzaphleges van der Laan p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyEuzaphlegidaeDaniltshenko 1960
genusEuzaphlegesWhite and Moy-Thomas 1941

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. †Euzaphleges White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Euzaphleges longurio Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Invalid names: Zaphleges Jordan and Gilbert 1920 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1920 (Zaphleges)Body elongate, symmetrically formed, much as in SPHYRAENA; head moderately elongate ; mouth large ; teeth rather small, slender, conical, pointed, somewhat spaced, about 60 on the side of the lower jaw; teeth in upper jaw and roof of mouth obliterated ; no evidence of canines ; vertebrae small, slender, longer than deep, about 54 in number ; interneurals strong; interhaemals obliterated; dorsal fins separate, the first not far behind head, of about 9 slender spines ; soft dorsal rather long, not ele- vated ; anal apparently similar, inserted behind its front, with two slender spines; pectorals moderate, inserted opposite middle of opercle; ventrals directly below pectorals ; their rays apparently I, 5 ; caudal fin large, well forked, with short, strong basal rays like fulcra ; scales cycloid, of moderate size, the number probably about 60, but no accurate count possible.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

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 (California) Zaphleges longurio, Megalops vigilax (45489)