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Mugilomorphae

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Mugilomorpha was named as an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Mugilomorphae by Betancur et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Acanthopterygii by Long (2011); and to Ovalentariae by Betancur et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Mugiliformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Mugilomorpha Long p. 243
2013Mugilomorphae Betancur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
—Mugilomorphae
—Mugilomorphae

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. Aldrichetta Whitley 1945
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Aldrichetta forsteri Valenciennes 1836
G. †Chelon Artedi 1793
G. Liza Jordan and Swain 1884
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†Liza brevirostris Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. Mugil Linnaeus 1758
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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758
†Mugil latus Svitshenskaja 1957
†Mugil minax Bogatshev 1933
†Mugil ornatus Arambourg 1927
†Mugil princeps Agassiz 1843
G. †Mugilidarum Unknown
G. †Pelecorapis Cope 1874
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†Pelecorapis berycinus Cope 1877
†Pelecorapis varius Cope 1874
G. †Syllaemus Cope 1875
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†Syllaemus anglicus Dixon 1850
†Syllaemus latifrons Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Pelecorapis varius (228320)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Mugil sp. (222677)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan (Saga) Liza brevirostris (204551)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation Mugil latus (186461)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Mugil princeps (113682)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Mugil cephalus (118106)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Azerbaijan Mugil karaganicus (116636)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcon) Mugil cephalus (161210)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Chelon sp. (174760)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Chelon sp. (161993 161995)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Russian Federation (Goryachii) Mugil minax (211239)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Mugil sp. (145520)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Mugilidae indet. (187503 187507)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Mugil sp. (210236)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Mugil ornatus (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Liza sp., Mugil sp., Mugil cephalus (220507)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (South Island) Mugilidae indet. (219624)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Mugil sp. (186673)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Aldrichetta forsteri (219628)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Mugil sp. (22712)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Kagoshima) Mugilidae indet. (161455)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mugil sp. (227368)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Mugil sp. (20400 58089)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Mugilidae indet. (219640)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Mugil sp. (20440)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Vizcaya) Mugilidae indet. (125319)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Mugil sp. (20604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Mugil sp. (227371)