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Zeus

Actinopteri - Zeiformes - Zeidae

Taxonomy
Zeus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scombridae by Sauvage (1873); to Zeiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zeidae by Arambourg (1927) and Baciu et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Zeus Linnaeus p. 266
1873Zeus Sauvage p. 147
1927Zeus Arambourg p. 145
2002Zeus Sepkoski
2005Zeus Baciu et al. p. 98

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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
familyZeidae
genusZeus

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available