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Ocystias

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Ocystias was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Cybiidae by Jordan (1925) and David (1943); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scombridae by Jordan and Gilbert (1920) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Ocystias Jordan and Gilbert p. 17
1925Ocystias Jordan p. 22
1943Ocystias David p. 153
2002Ocystias Sepkoski
2012Ocystias Fierstine et al. p. 150

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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)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusOcystias

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. †Ocystias Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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Ocystias sagitta Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available