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Sphoeroides
Taxonomy
Sphoeroides was named by Lacépède (1798). It is extant.
It was assigned to Tetraodontidae by Purdy et al. (2001), Fierstine et al. (2012), Matsuura (2015).
It was assigned to Tetraodontidae by Purdy et al. (2001), Fierstine et al. (2012), Matsuura (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1798 | Sphoeroides Lacépède |
| 2001 | Sphoeroides Purdy et al. p. 186 |
| 2012 | Sphoeroides Fierstine et al. p. 164 |
| 2015 | Sphoeroides Matsuura |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | S. sp. (179732) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | S. hyperostosus (52582) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | S. hyperostosus (188304) |