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Esox (pike)
Taxonomy
Esox was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was assigned to Esoces by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Esocidae by Woodward (1901), Wilson (1967), Grande (1999), Constantin (1999).
It was assigned to Esoces by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Esocidae by Woodward (1901), Wilson (1967), Grande (1999), Constantin (1999).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Esox Linnaeus p. 313 |
| 1901 | Esox Woodward p. 287 |
| 1967 | Esox Wilson p. 201 |
| 1989 | Esox Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
| 1999 | Esox Constantin |
| 1999 | Esox Grande |
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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. Esox Linnaeus 1758 [pike]
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†Esox lepidotus Agassiz 1832
Esox masquinongy Mitchill 1824
†Esox moldavicus Trelea 1977
†Esox monasteriensis von der Marck 1863
†Esox otto Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Kenoza Grande 1999 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma
Collections (54 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Esox monasteriensis (221717) | |
| Pu1 | USA (Montana) | Esox sp. (14761 14798 231045) | |
| Pu2 | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Esox sp. (14764) | |
| Pu3 | USA (Montana) | Esox sp. (14738 183113 241688) | |
| Paleocene | Canada (Alberta) | Esox tiemani (24926) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | Canada (Alberta) | Esox tiemani (133214) | |
| Wasatchian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Esox sp. (15583) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Esox kronneri (133992) | |
| MP 21 | Czechia | Esox waltschanus (184466) | |
| MP 23 | Switzerland (Canton Jura) | Esox sp. (183544) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) | Esox aralensis (175920) | |
| MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Esox papyraceus (84606) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Esox sp. (18284) | |
| MN 5 | Austria | Esox sp. (174067) | |
| Tortonian | Moldova | Esox sp. (152254) | |
| Tortonian | Türkiye (Yalova) | Esox sp. (184470) | |
| Tortonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Esox sp. (206345) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Canada (Yukon) | Esox sp. (206138) | |
| Turolian | Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') | Esox sp. (174455) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Moldova | Esox sp. (198590) | |
| Pliocene | Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') | Esox sp. (39409) | |
| Pliocene | Ukraine | Esox lucius (76503) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Esox lucius (199747) | |
| Villafranchian | Hungary (Fejer) | Esox lucius (35374) | |
| Villafranchian | Slovakia | Esox sp. (41026) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Esox lucius (49993 49994 49995 49996 49997) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Esox sp. (227368) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary (Budapest) | Esox lucius (35474) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Czechia | Esox lucius (36219) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Esox lucius (58421 78010 78015) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Esox lucius (34981) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | Esox lucius (49816) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Turkmenistan | Esox sp. (40695) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Michigan) | Esox sp. (70130) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Esox americanus (103991) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Illinois) | Esox sp. (93209) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Michigan) | Esox lucius (63150) Esox masquinongy (200325) | |
| Holocene | USA (Georgia) | Esox sp. (152113) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Esox lucius (171637) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | Esox sp. (227371) | |
| Holocene | Estonia | Esox lucius (195026) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Esox lucius (228921) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Quebec) | Esox masquinongy (224189) |