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Scombrinae

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Scombrinae Rafinesque-Schmaltz
1977Scombrinae Klawe p. 1
2001Scombrinae Collette et al. p. 2 figs. Table I
2004Scombrinae Monsch p. 449
2011Scombrinae Monsch and Bannikov p. 270
2019Scombrinae Ebersole et al. p. 173
2022Scombrinae Cicimurri 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)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815

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.

Subfm. †Scombrinae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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Tr. †Eocoelopomini Monsch and Bannikov 2011
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G. †Eocoelopoma Woodward 1901
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†Eocoelopoma colei Woodward 1901
†Eocoelopoma curvatum Woodward 1901
†Eocoelopoma gigas Casier 1966
†Eocoelopoma hopwoodi Casier 1966
†Eocoelopoma portentosa Bannikov 1985
G. †Palaeothunnus Bannikov 1978
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†Palaeothunnus parvidentatus Bannikov 1978
Tr. Scomberomorini Starks 1910
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G. †Neocybium Leriche 1906
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†Neocybium parvidentatum Monsch and Bannikov 2011
†Neocybium rostratum Leriche 1908
G. †Palaeocybium Monsch 2004
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†Palaeocybium proosti Storms 1895
G. Scomberomorus Lacépède 1802
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†Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov 1985
†Scomberomorus bleekeri Storms 1892
Scomberomorus brasilensis Collette et al. 1978
Scomberomorus commerson Lacepède 1800
Scomberomorus concolor Lockington 1879
Scomberomorus guttatus Bloch and Schneider 1801
Scomberomorus koreanus Kishinouye 1915
†Scomberomorus plumieri Lacepede 1802
†Scomberomorus priscus Casier 1966
†Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov 1982
Scomberomorus sinensis Lacepède 1800
†Scomberomorus stormsi Leriche 1905
Tr. †Scombrini Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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G. †Auxides Jordan 1919
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†Auxides cernegurae Ciobanu 1977
†Auxides devia Danilt'chenko 1962
†Auxides propterygius Agassiz 1835
†Auxides sanctaemonicae Jordan 1919
†Auxides turkmenica Daniltshenko 1968
G. Rastrelliger Jordan and Starks 1908
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G. †Scombrinus Woodward 1901
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†Scombrinus nuchalis Woodward 1901
Tr. Thunnini Starks 1910
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G. Allothunnus Serventy 1948
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Allothunnus fallai Serventy 1948
G. Auxis Cuvier 1829
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Auxis rochei Risso 1810
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Auxis rochei eudorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard Lacepede 1800
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Auxis thazard brachydorax Collette and Aadland 1996
Auxis thazard thazard Lacepède 1800
G. †Eothynnus Woodward 1901
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†Eothynnus salmoneus Woodward 1901
G. Euthynnus Jordan and Gilbert 1882
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Euthynnus affinis Cantor 1849
Euthynnus alletteratus Rafinesque 1810
Euthynnus lineatus Kishinouye 1920
G. Katsuwonus Kishinouye 1915
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Katsuwonus pelamis Linnaeus 1758
G. Thunnus South 1845
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Subg. †Thunnus (Alciola) Jordan 1925
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†Thunnus abchazicus Danil’chenko 1951
Thunnus alalunga Bonnaterre 1788
Thunnus albacares Bonnaterre 1788
Thunnus atlanticus Lesson 1831
†Thunnus krambergeri Pauca 1931
†Thunnus lanceolatus Agassiz 1835
†Thunnus latior Agassiz 1835
Thunnus maccoyii Castelnau 1872
Thunnus obesus Lowe 1839
Thunnus orientalis Temminck and Schlegel 1844
†Thunnus secretus Bannikov 1979
Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus 1758
Thunnus tonggol Bleeker 1851
Invalid names: Albacora Jordan 1888 [synonym], Orcynus Agassiz 1835 [replaced], Thynnus Cuvier 1816 [objective synonym]
G. †Woodwardella Casier 1966
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Senegal Auxides huberti (190952)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Cybium proosti (219003 219008) Cybium proosti, Cybium stormsi (219001 219005 219006)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan Auxides turkmenicus, Palaeothunnus parvidentatus, Scomberomorus avitus, Eocoelopoma portentosum (186444)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Auxides propterygius (94830) Orcynus lanceolatus, Orcynus latior, Thynnus bolcensis (55239)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Eocoelopoma sp. (76601) Eothynnus salmoneus, Scombrinus nuchalis, Cybium proosti, Woodwardella patellifrons, Thunnini indet. (13299) Scombrinus nuchalis (185905)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Scomberomorus bleekeri, Scomberomorus stormsi (209524) Scomberomorus sp., Scomberomorus bleekeri, Palaeocybium proosti, Scomberomorus stormsi (81179)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Scomberomorus sp., Scombrinus sp., Scomberomorus bleekeri (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Cybium proosti (164192)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Cybium proosti (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine Cybium proosti (211009)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Cybium proosti (209370 209371)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Scomberomorus bleekeri (81206 209521 209522) Scomberomorus sp. (209368) Scomberomorus stormsi (13346)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Georgia Auxides devius, Scombrosarda devia (185619)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Georgia (Abkhazia) Thunnus abchasicus (185592)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Kazakhstan Scomberomorus saevus, Neocybium parvidentatum (186474)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Palaeocybium proosti (176944) Scomberomorus bleekeri, Palaeocybium proosti (81266) Scomberomorus stormsi (209520)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Scomberomorini indet. (159113)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Kazakhstan Scomberomorus saevus (113118)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Ukraine (Dnipropetrovska Oblast) Thunnus abchasicus (86750)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Scomberomorus sp. (224900) Scomberomorus sp., Palaeocybium sp. (60444)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Georgia Neocybium sp., Scomberomorus saevus, Thunnus abchasicus (186469)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Auxides cernegurae (186472) Pinulothunnus cernegurae (187380)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Neocybium sp., Scomberomorus lingulatus, Auxides cernegurae, Scomberomorini indet. (68021)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic (Tschechien) Thynnus krambergeri (185664)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Ukraine Thunnus secretus (185593)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Azerbaijan Thunnus sp. (45737)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Auxides sanctaemonicae (186008)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Thunnus sp. (48887)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Auxides sanctaemonicae (186006)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Saitama) Scomberomorus sp. (161441)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru Thunnus sp. (167732)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Alciola sp. (85313)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Euthynnus sp., Thunnus sp., Thunnus thynnus (52183)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Scomberomorus heterolepis (161449)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Scomberomorus sp. (126605 187324) Thunnus sp. (57700)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Scomberomorus sp. (162017)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Scomberomorus sp. (152251)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Thunnus sp. (96800)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Aliciola starksi (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Chile (Antwerpen) Thunnus sp. (154114)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Belgium (Antwerpen) Thynnus scaldisii (47465)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Orcynus prximus, Thynnus angustus, Thynnus proximus (185692)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Neocybium sp. (210628)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Scomberomorus sp. (179732)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Euthynnus sp. (186585 219784)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Thunnus sp., Auxis sp., Thunnus thynnus (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Thynnus scaldisiensis (84794)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Thunnus sp. (184957)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Scomberomorus sp. (207303)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Auxis sp. (186574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Thynnus thynnus (58420)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Thynnus thynnus (180348)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Argolida) Thunnus thynnys (182709)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Norway Thunnus thynnus (221537)