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Pempheris

Actinopteri - Pempheriformes - Pempheridae

Taxonomy
Pempheris was named by Cuvier (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pempheridae by Schwarzhans (1985) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
P. hurupiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Pempheris Cuvier
1985Pempheris Schwarzhans p. 51
2002Pempheris Sepkoski
2019Pempheris Schwarzhans p. 202

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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
—Percomorpharia
orderPempheriformes
familyPempheridae
genusPempherisCuvier 1829

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. Pempheris Cuvier 1829
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†Pempheris hurupiensis Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available