Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Gonostomatidae

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Gonostomatidae David p. 123
1960Gonostomatidae Danil'chenko p. 18
1999Gonostomatidae Constantin
2007Gonostomatidae Carnevale p. 10
2012Gonostomatidae Fierstine et al. p. 45
2013Gonostomatidae Betancur et al.
2015Gonostomatidae Nazarkin p. 163
2016Gonostomatidae Nelson et al. p. 259

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
familyGonostomatidae
familyGonostomatidae

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.

show all | hide all
G. Bonapartia Goode and Bean 1896
hide
Bonapartia altidorsalis Schwarzhans 2019
Bonapartia pedaliota Goode and Bean 1896
Bonapartia spina Heinrich 1969
G. Cyclothone Goode and Bean 1883
hide
Cyclothone gaudanti Prikryl and Carnevale 2017
Cyclothone mukhachevae Nazarkin 2015
Cyclothone solitudinis Jordan 1907
G. Gonostoma Rafinesque 1810
hide
Gonostoma albyi Sauvage 1873
Gonostoma dracula Gradianu et al. 2017
Gonostoma retunsum Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Gonostomatidarum Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994
hide
Gonostomatidarum hoffmani Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
G. †Margrethia Jespersen and Tåning 1919
hide
Margrethia glareosus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Scopeloides Wettstein 1887
hide
Scopeloides paucai Ciobanu 1977
G. †Sigmops Gill 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:43:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.12600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Verona) Scopeloides sp. (190957)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Gonostoma biarritzense (222677)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Gonostoma biarritzense (219493)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic (Moravia) Scopeloides sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Gonostoma dracula (211828) Scopeloides paucai (187379)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Gonostomatidarum hoffmani (219194)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Rogenio solitudinis (186008)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Rogenio solitudinis (186007)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Bonapartia altidorsalis, Gonostoma retunsum (219517) Gonostoma retunsum (219522)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Bonapartia altidorsalis (219523)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Gonostoma retunsum, Margrethia glareosa (219608) Margrethia glareosa (219341)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Polymetme glareosus (67900)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Cyclothone sp., Gonostoma elongatum, Gonostoma sp. (161449)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Italy Sigmops sp. (185486)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Russian Federation Cyclothone mukhachevae (185386)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Cyclothone sp. (45489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Gonostoma sp. (187504) Gonostomatidae indet. (187506)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Cyclothone indet., Cyclothone gaudanti (207356) Cyclothone sp., Cyclothone sp. (207355)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Germany Bonapartia spina (223566)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Cyclothone solitudinis (167462 186660) Cyclothone sp. (85204)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Gonostoma albyi (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Gonostoma albyi (185692 186579)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicile) Gonostoma albyi (210669)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Cyclothone braueri, Cyclothone pyrmaea, Cyclothone sp. (210257)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy Cyclothone sp. (145678)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Cyclothone braueri, Cyclothone pygmaea, Cyclothone sp. (210258)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Cyclothone sp. (186574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Bonapartia pedaliota (159378) Gonostoma sp. (159455)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.126Greece (Kephallonia) Gonostoma sp. (207577)
Ionian0.781 - 0.126Greece (Rhodes) Gonostoma sp. (207568)