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Thunnus lanceolatus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Orcynus lanceolatus was named by Agassiz (1835). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Thynnus lanceolatus by Woodward (1901); it was recombined as Thunnus lanceolatus by Bannikov (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Orcynus lanceolatus Agassiz figs. Pl 23, fig 1
1843Orcynus lanceolatus Agassiz p. XLVI
1901Thynnus lanceolatus Woodward p. 456
1979Thunnus lanceolatus Bannikov p. 358

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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
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
tribeThunnini()
genusThunnusSouth 1845
specieslanceolatus()

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.

†Thunnus lanceolatus Agassiz 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available