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Zeiformes

Actinopteri - Zeiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Zeiformes Regan
2002Zeiformes Sepkoski
2006Zeiformes Nelson
2011Zeiformes Long p. 244
2013Zeiformes Betancur et al.
2016Zeiformes Nelson et al. p. 289
2017Zeiformes Davesne et al. p. 257

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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)
Paracanthomorphacea
Zeiogadaria
Zeariae
orderZeiformesRegan 1909
orderZeiformesRegan 1909

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.

Or. Zeiformes Regan 1909
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G. †Archaeozeus Bonde and Tyler 2000
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Archaeozeus skamolensis Bonde and Tyler 2000
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G. †Bajaichthys Sorbini 1983
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Bajaichthys elegans Sorbini 1983
G. †Cyttoides Wettstein 1886
G. †Palaeocyttus Gaudant 1978
G. †Protozeus Bonde and Tyler 2000
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Protozeus kuehnei Bonde and Tyler 2000
Fm. Zeidae
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G. Zenopsis Gill 1862
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Zenopsis clarus Danil'chenko 1960
Zenopsis hornesi Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1891
Zenopsis nebulosus Schlegel 1847
Zenopsis tyleri Baciu and Bannikov 2001
G. Zeus Linnaeus 1758
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Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
Zeus jerzmanskae Baciu et al. 2005
Zeus licatae Sauvage 1870
Zeus primaevus Scarabelli 1859
Zeus priscus Agassiz 1834
G. †Zeiformorum Unknown
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Zeiformorum janni Schwarzhans 2003
Fm. †Zeniontidae Myers 1960
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G. Zenion Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Zenion mattaccino Lin et al. 2017
Zenion vetustus Lin et al. 2017
Invalid names: Cyttidae [empty], Grammicolepididae [empty], Oreosomatidae [empty], Parazenidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Gelasian or 61.60000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Zeiformorum janni (159795)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Bajaichthys elegans (55239 94830)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Zenion mattaccino (188958) Zenion vetustus (188962)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation (Adygeia) Zenopsis clarus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Zeus jerzmanskae (186633)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Zenopsis clarus (125331)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Poland Zeus jerzmanskae (210157)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Zeus faber (210248) Zeus licatae (185692) Zeus primaevus (186577 210251)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Zeus faber (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Zeus faber (186585)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Zeus faber (57058)