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Centrarchidae (sunfish)
Taxonomy
Centrarchidae was named by Cope (1868). It is extant.
It was assigned to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Osteichthyes by Wilson (1967), Holman et al. (1986); to Percoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Centrarchiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); to Perciformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Centrarchoidei by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Osteichthyes by Wilson (1967), Holman et al. (1986); to Percoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Centrarchiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); to Perciformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Centrarchoidei by van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1868 | Centrarchidae Cope |
| 1963 | Centrarchidae Jordan p. 689 |
| 1967 | Centrarchidae Wilson p. 203 |
| 1986 | Centrarchidae Holman et al. |
| 2012 | Centrarchidae Fierstine et al. p. 114 |
| 2013 | Centrarchidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Centrarchidae Nelson et al. p. 444 |
| 2019 | Centrarchidae van der Laan p. 84 |
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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.
Fm. Centrarchidae Cope 1868 [sunfish]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma
Collections (25 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Centrarchidae indet. (192130) | |
| Aquitanian | USA (Texas) | Micropterus sp. (18663) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Lepomis microlophus, Micropterus sp. (18284) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Idaho) | Archoplites clarki (193968) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Kansas) | Lepomis sp., Pomoxis sp., Micropterus punctulatus (18450) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (California) | Centrarchidae indet. (19446) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Kansas) | Chaenobryttus kansasensis, Pomoxis lanei (18342) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Lepomis sp., Lepomis microlophus, Pomoxis sp., Micropterus sp. (227368) | |
| Calabrian | USA (Virginia) | Lepomis macrochirus (104698) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Lepomis microlophus (58089) Lepomis sp. (20400) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Kansas) | Lepomis cyanellus, Micropterus sp. (20165) Lepomis humilis (20293) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (South Dakota) | Lepomis sp. (20389) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Archoplites interruptus (20327 20431) Centrarchidae indet. (20387) | |
| Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Centrarchidae indet. (67490) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Lepomis gulosus, Lepomis microlophus, Micropterus salmoides (20440) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Texas) | Lepomis cyanellus (93554) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Michigan) | Micropterus salmoides (200588) Pomoxis sp. (63223) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | Lepomis sp., Lepomis microlophus, Pomoxis sp., Micropterus sp. (227371) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Quebec) | Lepomis gibbosus, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Centrarchidae indet. (224189) | |
| Holocene | USA (Georgia) | Lepomis sp., Lepomis gulosus, Lepomis macrochirus, Lepomis punctatus, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Micropterus salmoides (152113) |