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Acanthocybium
Taxonomy
Acanthocybium was named by Gill (1862). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001); to Acanthocybiinae by Starks (1910), Monsch (2004); to Scombridae by Jordan and Gilbert (1920), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Scomberomorini by Klawe (1977), Collette et al. (2001), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Weems (1999), Purdy et al. (2001); to Acanthocybiinae by Starks (1910), Monsch (2004); to Scombridae by Jordan and Gilbert (1920), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Scomberomorini by Klawe (1977), Collette et al. (2001), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1862 | Acanthocybium Gill |
| 1910 | Acanthocybium Starks p. 80 |
| 1920 | Acanthocybium Jordan and Gilbert p. 14 |
| 1977 | Acanthocybium Klawe p. 1 |
| 1999 | Acanthocybium Weems p. 66 |
| 2001 | Acanthocybium Collette et al. p. 2 |
| 2001 | Acanthocybium Purdy et al. p. 181 |
| 2004 | Acanthocybium Monsch p. 459 |
| 2018 | Acanthocybium Carnevale and Godfrey p. 190 |
| 2025 | Acanthocybium Cicimurri et al. p. 85 |
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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. Acanthocybium Gill 1862
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†Acanthocybium proosti Storms 1897
†Acanthocybium solandri Cuvier 1831
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Zanclean or 54.90000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | A. sp. (215472) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | A. proosti (15595) | |
| Chattian | USA (Mississippi) | A. sp. (133111) | |
| Burdigalian | Venezuela (Lara) | A. sp. (145379) | |
| Langhian | Mexico (Baja California) | A. sp. (52183) | |
| Badenian | Belgium | A. solandri (208831) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | A. sp. (187324) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | A. sp. (179732) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | A. solandri (52582) |