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Belonoidei

Osteichthyes - Beloniformes

Taxonomy
Belonoidei is a suborder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Beloniformes by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Belonoidei van der Laan p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderBeloniformes
suborderBelonoidei
suborderBelonoidei

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.

Subor. Belonoidei
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Fm. Belonidae Bonaparte 1835
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G. Belone Oken 1816
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†Belone acutirostris Sauvage 1870
†Belone countermani de Sant'Anna et al. 2013
G. †Belonidarum Unknown
G. Platybelone Fowler 1919
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Platybelone argalus LeSueur 1821
G. Scomberesox Lacépède 1803
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†Scomberesox acutillus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Scomberesox edwardsi Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Scomberesox licatae Sauvage 1880
Fm. Exocoetidae Risso 1827
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G. †Halocypselus Weinland 1858
G. †Rhamphexocoetus Bannikov et al. 1985
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†Rhamphexocoetus volans Bannikov et al. 1985
Invalid names: Clupea evolans Blainville 1818 [nomen dubium], Rhamphexocoetinae Bannikov et al. 1985 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Hemiramphidae Gill 1859
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G. †Ectomirhamphus Gaemers 1984
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†Ectomirhamphus hinsberghi Gaemers 1984
G. †Eoexocoetus David 1947
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†Eoexocoetus eocenicus David 1946
Invalid names: Hemiexocoetus David 1946 [replaced]
G. †Euleptorhamphus Gill 1860
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Subg. Euleptorhamphus (Beltion) Jordan 1920
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Invalid names: Derrhias enantius Jordan 1925 [synonym]
G. †Hemiramphus Cuvier 1817
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†Hemiramphus edwardsi Bassani 1876
†Hemiramphus georgii Jerzmanska 1968
Invalid names: Hemirhamphus Voigt 1832 [synonym]
G. †Hemirhamphidarum Unknown
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†Hemirhamphidarum accisus Schwarzhans 2007
†Hemirhamphidarum baluki Smigielska 1979
G. Hyporhamphus Gill 1860
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Subg. †Hyporhamphus (Reporhamphus) Whitley 1931
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G. †Rogenites Jordan 1919
G. †Zelosis Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Invalid names: Zenarchopteridae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:57:04
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:57:04
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Rhamphexocoetus volans, Hemiramphus edwardsi, Engraulis evolans (94830)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Hemirhamphidarum accisus (188954)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (California) Hemiexocoetus eocenicus (190999 191001 191006 191008 191014 191016)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Exocoetidae indet. (191011)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Belone sp. (32925 75638)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Hemirhamphidarum hinsberghi (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Ectomirhamphus hinsberghi (188930)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Hemiramphus jerzei (68021)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Scomberesox acutillus (186021)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Hemiramphidae indet. (219197)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Hemiramphus miocenicus (161993 161995)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Russian Federation (Goryachii) Hyporhamphus tatjanchenkoi (211239)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Euleptorhamphus peronides, Derrhias enantius (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Scomberesox edwardsi (185673 185680)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Scomberesox licatae (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Scomberesox licatae (186583)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Belone sp. (186576 210640) Xiphias acutirostris, Belone acutirostris, Scomberesox licatae (185692)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicile) Belone sp. (210669)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Hemiramphidae indet. (222139)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Belone belone, Hyporhamphus sp., Hemiramphus far (210256)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) Halocypselus italicus (138094)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Hyporhamphus sp., Belonidae indet. (186673) Platybelone argalus (34539)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Italy Belone sp. (145680) Hyporhamphus sp. (145678)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece Belone sp. (51511)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Belonidae indet. (22712)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Belone sp. (207357) Belone sp., Scomberesox sp. (207303)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy Belone belone (210258) Belone sp. (145683)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Belone belone, Hyporhamphus sp., Hemiramphus far (57058)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Kagoshima) Hemiramphidae indet. (161455)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Belonidae indet., Exocoetidae indet. (194995) Exocoetidae indet. (194999)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Belonidae indet. (209855)