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Trichiuridae

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Trichiuridae Hay p. 403
1960Trichiuridae Danil'chenko p. 149
1963Trichiuridae Jordan p. 680
1966Trichiuridae Casier p. 244
1980Trichiuridae Danil'chenko p. 149
1981Trichiuridae Thurmond and Jones p. 105
1993Trichiuridae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 15
1999Trichiuridae Weems p. 64
2004Trichiuridae Monsch p. 446
2011Trichiuridae Monsch and Bannikov p. 265
2013Trichiuridae Betancur et al.
2013Trichiuridae Miya et al. p. 9
2016Trichiuridae Nelson et al. p. 415
2017Trichiuridae Szabo et al.
2019Trichiuridae Ebersole et al. p. 169
2022Trichiuridae Cicimurri et al.

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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
—Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyTrichiuridae
familyTrichiuridae

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.

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G. †Anenchelum de Blainville 1818
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†Anenchelum angustum Danil'chenko 1980
†Anenchelum dorsale Agassiz 1842
†Anenchelum eocaenicus Danilt'chenko 1962
†Anenchelum glarisianum de Blainville 1818
†Anenchelum heteropleurum Agassiz 1842
†Anenchelum isopleurum Agassiz 1842
†Anenchelum latum Agassiz 1842
†Anenchelum lednevi Menner 1949
†Anenchelum paucivertebrale Bannikov and Parin 1995
G. Aphanopus Lowe 1839
G. Benthodesmus Goode and Bean 1882
G. Lepidopus Gouan 1770
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†Lepidopus albyi Sauvage 1870
†Lepidopus anguis Sauvage 1870
Lepidopus caudatus Euphrasen 1788
†Lepidopus gouanianus Lacépède 1800
†Lepidopus lateralis Danil'chenko 1980
†Lepidopus lerichei Casier 1958
†Lepidopus proargenteus Arambourg 1927
G. †Trichiuridarum Rafinesque 1810
Subfm. Trichiurinae Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
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G. †Eutrichiurides Casier 1944
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†Eutrichiurides winkleri Casier 1946
G. Trichiurides Winkler 1874
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†Trichiurides sagittidens Winkler 1874
G. Trichiurus Linnaeus 1758
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†Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758
†Trichiurus miocaenus Delfortrie 1876
Trichiurus plicidens Arambourg 1952
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 Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (116 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Eutrichiurides winkleri (160682 185917)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Eutrichiurides winkleri (219006) Trichiurides sagittidens, Eutrichiurides winkleri (219001)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Verona) Anenchelum sp. (190957)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Eutrichiurides sp. (71438)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Trichiurides sagittidens, Eutrichiurides winkleri (13299)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Trichiurides sagittidens, Trichiurus oshosunensis, Eutrichiurides plicidens (81179) Trichiurus sp., Trichiurides sp. (83330)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Pakistan Eutrichiurides winkleri (79971)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Trichiurus sp. (83333)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Trichiurides sagittidens (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Trichiurides sagittidens (164192)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Trichiurides sp. (38950)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) Eutrichiurides sp. (120885)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Barbados Trichiurus oshosunensis (221164) Trichiurus sp. (221167)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Trichiurides winkleri, Trichiurides gulincki, Trichiurides sagittidens (41992 41996) Trichiurus gulincki, Trichiurides winkleri, Trichiurides sagittidens (41888 41989 41994)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Trichiurus oshosunensis (77257 187560)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine Trichiurides sagittidens, Eutrichiurides winkleri (211009)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Trichiurus sagittidens (209370 209371)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Trichiurides sagittidens (209368 209522) Trichiurides sagittidens, Trichiurus oshosunensis, Eutrichiurides plicidens (209521) Trichiurus sp., Trichiurides sp., Trichiurides sagittidens (13346)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Georgia Lepidopus eocaenicus (185619)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Trichiurus sp. (53666)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Trichiurus sagittidens (3534)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Trichiurides sagittidens (176944 209520) Trichiurides sagittidens, Eutrichiurides plicidens (81266) Trichiurus sp., Trichiurides sp. (16848)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Trichiurides sp. (96686 96688)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Kazakhstan Trichiuridae indet. (113118)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Trichiurus sp. (16549)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Trichiurus sp. (45640)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Trichiurus sagittidens (55251) Trichiurus sp. (32925 75638)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Barbados Eutrichiurides sp., Lepidopus sp. (220735)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation (Adygeia) Anenchelum angustum (186470)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (South Carolina) Trichiurides sagittidens (60444 224900)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Anenchelum sp. (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Georgia Lepidopus sp. (186469)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Glarus) Anenchelum glarisianum (186471)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Hungary Lepidopus sp. (124377)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation (Krasnodar Krai) Anenchelum angustum (226844)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic (Moravia) Anenchelum sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Anenchelum glarisianum, Lepidopus glarisianus (113962) Lepidopus glarisianus (50344 187379 187380)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Azerbaijan Lepidopus sp. (45740)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Lepidopus sp., Trichiurus sp., Anenchelum angustum (68021)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Anenchelum glarisianum (125331)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic (Tschechien) Lepidopus caudatus (185664)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Venezuela (Falcon) Lepidopus sp. (221443)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Benthodesmus sp. (219194)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Trichiuridae indet. (97550)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Hungary (Esztergom) Trichiuridae indet. (186636)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Azerbaijan Anenchelum lednevi (127434)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Lepidopus glarisianus (162725)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Czech Republic (Moravia) Lepidopus glarisianus (222391)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Lepidopus caudatus (219196 220042)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Cyprus Lepidopus sp. (66957)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Trichiurus sp. (52183)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Azerbaijan Lepidopus lateralis (116631)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Lepidopus caudatus (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Benthodesmus sp., Benthodesmus tenuis (161449)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Orissa) Trichiurus savala (46365)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Italy Lepidopus sp., Aphanopus sp., Benthodesmus sp. (185486)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) Trichiurus miocaenicus, Trichiurus sp. (58983)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Lepidopus sp. (185752)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Trichiurus lepturus (24237)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Lepidopus sp., Lepidopus glarisianus (207356)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Aphanopus carbo (187504) Trichiuridarum sp. (178120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Trichiurus sp. (162678)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicily) Benthodesmus albyi (186578)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicile) Lepidopus albyi, Lepidopus proargenteus (210669)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Lepidopus albyi (210231 210640) Lepidopus albyi, Benthodesmus albyi (186576) Lepidopus albyi, Lepidopus anguis, Benthodesmus albyi (185692) Lepidopus albyi, Lepidopus proargenteus (186575) Lepidopus spl (210234)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Lepidopus proargenteus (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Benthodesmus albyi (186581) Lepidopus albyi (210628)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Lepidopus sp. (186583)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Lepidopus sp. (207361)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Lepidopus sp. (207365)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) Lepidopus caudatus (207583)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Cyprus Lepidopus sp. (185663)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Lepidopus sp. (210256)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Lepidopus sp. (162721)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Lepidopus caudatus (207304) Lepidopus sp. (207303 207357)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Lepidopus sp. (51511)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Lepidopus sp. (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Lepidopus sp. (186574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Trichiurides delheidi (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Lepidopus sp., Aphanopus carbo (159378)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Aphanopus carbo (207577)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Aphanopus kokeni (159140)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Trichiurus sp. (20604)