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Achirus
Taxonomy
Achirus was named by Lacepede (1802). Its type is Pleuronectes achirus.
It was assigned to Soleidae by Arambourg (1927) and Schwarzhans (1980); and to Achiridae by Agiadi et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Soleidae by Arambourg (1927) and Schwarzhans (1980); and to Achiridae by Agiadi et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Achirus Lacepede |
| 1927 | Achirus Arambourg p. 69 |
| 1980 | Achirus Schwarzhans p. 216 |
| 2020 | Achirus Agiadi et al. p. 785 |
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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. †Achirus Lacepede 1802
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Achirus achirus Linnaeus 1758
†Achirus mediterraneus Arambourg 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Zanclean or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | A. mediterraneus (59256) | |
| Zanclean | Greece (Peloponnese) | A. sp. (207769) |