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Pomatomidae

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Pomatomidae David p. 145
1963Pomatomidae Jordan p. 686
1999Pomatomidae Weems p. 65
2001Pomatomidae Purdy et al. p. 172
2012Pomatomidae Fierstine et al. p. 115
2013Pomatomidae Betancur et al.
2013Pomatomidae Miya et al. p. 9
2014Pomatomidae Bannikov p. 27
2014Pomatomidae Carnevale et al. p. 42
2016Pomatomidae Nelson et al. p. 451
2018Pomatomidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyPomatomidae
familyPomatomidae

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.

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G. †Carangopsis Agassiz 1834
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Carangopsis analis Agassiz 1835
Carangopsis brevis Blainville 1818
Carangopsis dorsalis Agassiz 1834
Carangopsis latior Agassiz 1835
Carangopsis maximus Agassiz 1835
G. †Lophar Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Lophar miocaenus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. Pomatomus Lacépède 1802 [bluefish]
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Pomatomus saltatrix Linnaeus 1766
G. †Pseudoseriola David 1943
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G. †Sullivanichthys Weems 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 54.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.5 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Carangopsis dorsalis, Carangopsis brevis (94830)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Virginia) Sullivanichthys mccloskeyi (15595)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Lophar miocaenus (186019) Pseudoseriola gillilandi (185673)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pomatomus salatrix (52582)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Pomatomus saltatrix (235090)