Scomber Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Scombridae according to T. Argyriou 2022

See also Arambourg 1925, Arambourg 1927, Casier 1946, Collette et al. 2001, Danil'chenko 1960, Danil'chenko 1980, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jerzmanska 1968, Klawe 1977, Monsch and Bannikov 2011, Nazarkin and Bannikov 2014, Pauca 1929, Sepkoski 2002 and Starks 1910

Sister taxa: Acanthocybiinae, Acanthocybium, Acanthonotos, Ardiodus, Cariniceps, Caucombrus, Cybium, Eoscomber, Eoscombrus, Eucynodus, Gasterochismatinae, Gasteronemus, Godsilia, Lepidocybium, Ocystias, Pelamys, Pneumatophorus, Pseudauxides, Sardinae, Sardini, Scomberodon, Scombridarum, Scombrinae, Scombrosarda, Thunnoscomberoides, Toxopoma, Tunita, Turio, Wetherellus, Xestias

Subtaxa: Scomber australasicus Scomber caucasica Scomber colias Scomber cubanicus Scomber gnarus Scomber japonicus Scomber oligocenicus Scomber sanctaemonicae Scomber scombrus Scomber voitestii

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)

• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (2)

• Miocene of Algeria (4), Azerbaijan (1), Italy (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (5), United States (7: California)

• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Germany (1), Romania (1)

• Eocene of Belgium (2)

Total: 31 collections including 32 occurrences

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