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Mylossoma

Osteichthyes - Characiformes - Serrasalmidae

Taxonomy
Mylossoma was named by Eigenmann and Kennedy (1903). It is extant.

It was assigned to Serrasalmidae by Eigenmann and Kennedy (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Mylossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy p. 530

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
suborderCharacoidei
familySerrasalmidaeGünther 1864
genusMylossomaEigenmann and Kennedy 1903

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. Mylossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.98000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) M. sp. (190376)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru (Loreto) M. sp. (224007)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela (Falcon) M. sp. (122033)