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Triacanthidae

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Triacanthidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Triacanthidae Bleeker
1963Triacanthidae Jordan p. 739
1968Cryptobalistinae Tyler
1968Protacanthodinae Tyler
1996Protacanthodinae Tyler and Sorbini p. 36
1996Triacanthidae Tyler and Sorbini p. 36
2002Protacanthodinae Tyler and Santini p. 53
2002Triacanthidae Tyler and Santini p. 53
2003Protacanthodinae Santini and Tyler p. 603
2003Triacanthidae Santini and Tyler p. 603
2013Triacanthidae Betancur et al.
2014Triacanthidae Bannikov p. 30
2014Triacanthidae Carnevale et al. p. 45
2016Triacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 520
2019Triacanthidae van der Laan p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTriacanthoidei
familyTriacanthidaeBleeker 1859
familyTriacanthidaeBleeker 1859

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.

Fm. Triacanthidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Cryptobalistes Tyler 1968
G. †Protacanthodes Gill 1888
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Protacanthodes nimesensis Tyler and Santini 2001
Protacanthodes omboni de Zigno 1887
Protacanthodes ombonii de Zigno 1887
G. Triacanthus Oken 1817
Invalid names: Cryptobalistinae Tyler 1968 [invalid subgroup], Protacanthodinae Tyler 1968 [invalid subgroup], Triacanthinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Protacanthodes ombonii, Protacanthodes nimesensis (55239 94830)