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Scarus
Taxonomy
Scarus was named by Gronovius (1763) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scaridae by Weisler (2001); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scarini by Westneat and Alfaro (2005).
It was assigned to Scaridae by Weisler (2001); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scarini by Westneat and Alfaro (2005).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1763 | Scarus Gronovius |
2001 | Scarus Weisler |
2002 | Scarus Sepkoski |
2005 | Scarus Westneat and Alfaro p. 381 |
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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. Scarus Gronovius 1763
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Oligocene | France | S. sp. (69805) | |
Langhian | Sri Lanka (Puttalam) | S. sp. (14149) | |
Langhian | France | S. miocenicus (90354) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Portugal | S. miocenicus (56459) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Dodecanese) | S. sp. (182809) | |
Holocene | Turks and Caicos Islands | S. sp. (209855) | |
Holocene | Australia (Western Australia) | S. sp. (191983) | |
Holocene | Marshall Islands | S. gibbus (194996) S. spp., S. gibbus (194997 194998 194999) S. spp., S. gibbus, S. oviceps (194995) |