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Pelamys

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Pelamys was named by Cuvier and Valenciennes (1831).

It was assigned to Scombridae by Casier (1946), Nolf (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Pelamys Cuvier and Valenciennes
1946Pelamys Casier p. 150
1972Pelamys Nolf p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusPelamysCuvier and Valenciennes 1831

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. †Pelamys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831
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†Pelamys delheidi Leriche 1905
†Pelamys robusta Van Beneden 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Brabant) P. sp. (188444)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium P. delheidi (219001)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France P. sp. (220174)