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Esox (pike)

Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae

Taxonomy
Esox was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Esoces by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Esocidae by Woodward (1901), Wilson (1967), Grande (1999) and Constantin (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Esox Linnaeus p. 313
1901Esox Woodward p. 287
1967Esox Wilson p. 201
1989Esox Shoshani et al. p. 436
1999Esox Constantin
1999Esox Grande

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderEsociformes
familyEsocidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusEsox

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. Esox Linnaeus 1758 [pike]
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†Esox lepidotus Agassiz 1832
Esox masquinongy Mitchill 1824
†Esox moldavicus Trelea 1977
†Esox monasteriensis von der Marck 1863
†Esox otto Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Kenoza Grande 1999 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Esox monasteriensis (221717)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Alberta) Esox tiemani (24926)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Canada (Alberta) Esox tiemani (133214)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Esox sp. (15583)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Esox kronneri (133992)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Czech Republic Esox waltschanus (184466)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4Switzerland (Canton Jura) Esox sp. (183544)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Esox aralensis (175920)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Esox papyraceus (84606)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Esox sp. (18284)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Austria Esox sp. (174067)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova Esox sp. (152254)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Esox sp. (206345)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Turkey (Yalova) Esox sp. (184470)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Canada (Yukon) Esox sp. (206138)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Esox sp. (174455)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Moldova Esox sp. (198590)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Esox sp. (39409)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ukraine Esox lucius (76503)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Esox lucius (199747)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Slovakia Esox sp. (41026)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Fejer) Esox lucius (35374)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Esox lucius (49993 49994 49995 49996 49997)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Esox sp. (227368)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Turkmenistan Esox sp. (40695)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Esox lucius (58421 78010 78015)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic Esox lucius (36219)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Esox lucius (34981)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Esox lucius (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Budapest) Esox lucius (35474)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Michigan) Esox sp. (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Esox lucius (63150) Esox masquinongy (200325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Esox sp. (93209)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Esox americanus (103991)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Esox lucius (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Esox lucius (171637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Estonia Esox lucius (195026)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Georgia) Esox sp. (152113)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Esox sp. (227371)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Esox masquinongy (224189)