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Epigonus

Actinopteri - Epigonidae

Taxonomy
Epigonus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Epigoninae by Steurbaut (1979) and Schwarzhans (1980); to Serranidae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epigonidae by Steurbaut (1982), Steurbaut (1984), Schwarzhans (2013) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Epigonus Rafinesque
1979Epigonus Steurbaut p. 70
1980Epigonus Schwarzhans p. 203
1982Epigonus Steurbaut p. 43
1983Epigonus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 180
1984Epigonus Steurbaut p. 81
2002Epigonus Sepkoski
2013Epigonus Schwarzhans p. 174
2019Epigonus Schwarzhans p. 75

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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
familyEpigonidae
genusEpigonusRafinesque 1810

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. Epigonus Rafinesque 1810
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†Epigonus aquilonius Schwarzhans 2019
Epigonus constantiae Giglioli 1880
Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide 1950
†Epigonus italicus Bassoli 1906
†Epigonus opoitiensis Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Ionian or 47.80000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan53.0 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) E. iankeyesi (219501)
Heretaungan49.5 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) E. iankeyesi (219498)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France E. polli (188960 188962) E. polli, E. melamphaoides (188957 188958)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) E. iankeyesi (219333)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand E. iankeyesi (219493)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand (South Island) E. iankeyesi (152339)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) E. iankeyesi (219343)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France E. sp. (152695)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) E. aquilonius (219517 219521 219522)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France E. occidentalis (219196) E. telescopus (220042)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) E. aquilonius (219527)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France E. telscopus (219197)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy E. constanciae (78437) E. sp., E. constantiae, E. italicus (178120)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) E. sp. (210628)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (South Island) E. opoitiensis (219624)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) E. sp. (219644)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) E. denticulatus (207357)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy E. costanciae (159096)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy E. costanciae (159361)