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Scorpaena (scorpionfish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae

Taxonomy
Scorpaena was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Scorpaeninae by Fierstine et al. (2012); and to Scorpaenidae by Arambourg (1927), Pauca (1929), David (1943), Nolf (1972), Steurbaut (1984), Bedini et al. (1986), Schwarzhans (2003), Schwarzhans (2007) and Schwarzhans and Miàn (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Scorpaena Linnaeus
1927Scorpaena Arambourg p. 188
1929Scorpaena Pauca p. 32
1943Scorpaena David p. 75
1972Scorpaena Nolf p. 143
1984Scorpaena Steurbaut p. 70
1986Scorpaena Bedini et al. p. 60
2002Scorpaena Sepkoski
2003Scorpaena Schwarzhans p. 80
2007Scorpaena Schwarzhans p. 338
2012Scorpaena Fierstine et al. p. 105
2017Scorpaena Schwarzhans and Miàn p. 69

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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
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderScorpaenoideiGarman 1899
familyScorpaenidaeRisso 1827
genusScorpaenaLinnaeus 1758

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. Scorpaena Linnaeus 1758 [scorpionfish]
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†Scorpaena boulei Arambourg 1927
†Scorpaena corallophilus Schwarzhans 2003
†Scorpaena ensiger Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Scorpaena jeanneli Arambourg 1927
†Scorpaena osterodenensis Schwarzhans 2007
†Scorpaena pilari Kramberger 1882
†Scorpaena tessieri Sauvage 1873
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Scorpaena sp. (220174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Scorpaena osterodenensis (188954)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Scorpaena pilari (50344)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Rhomarchus ensiger (186021)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Scorpaena notata (161994)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Rhomarchus ensiger (45489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Scorpaena zibinica (78437)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Scorpaena ensiger (185670 185673) Scorpaena sp. (182934)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Scorpaena minima (210232) Scorpaena sp. (186576 210248 210640)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Scorpaena jeanneli, Scorpaena boulei (59256)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Scorpaena notata (210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Scorpaena notata (57058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Scorpaena sp. (159378)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Scorpaena sp. (207568)