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Phosichthyidae

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae

Taxonomy
Phosichthyidae is a family. It is extant.

It was corrected as Photichthyidae by Constantin (1999); it was misspelled as Photichthyidae by Girone et al. (2006), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016) and Lin et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Stomiatoidei by Constantin (1999); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Stomiatiformes by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Stomiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016) and Lin et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Photichthyidae Constantin
2006Photichthyidae Girone et al. p. 655
2013Phosichthyidae Betancur et al.
2016Phosichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 261
2017Phosichthyidae Lin et al. p. 16

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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
Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
familyPhosichthyidae
familyPhosichthyidae

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. †Photichthyidarum Unknown
G. Polymetme McCulloch 1926
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Polymetme supraoligocenica Steurbaut 1982
G. Vinciguerria Jordan and Evermann 1895
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Vinciguerria angulosa Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Vinciguerria brevis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Vinciguerria distincta Danilt'chenko 1962
Vinciguerria macarovicii Ciobanu 1977
Vinciguerria merklini Danilchenko 1946
Vinciguerria obscura Daniltshenko 1959
Vinciguerria talgiensis Daniltshenko 1959
Vinciguerria yombeensis Schwarzhans 2013
G. †Woodsia Grey 1959
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Gelasian or 47.80000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Georgia Vinciguerria distincta (185619)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Polymetme dartagan (188958 188962)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Czech Republic Vinciguerria distincta, Vinciguerria obscura (186638)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation (Dagestan) Vinciguerria talgiensis (185618)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Azerbaijan Vinciguerria merklini (186452)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic (Moravia) Vinciguerria sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Vinciguerria macarovicii (187379) Vinciguerria taligiensis, Vinciguerria merklini, Vinciguerria obscura, Vinciguerria praeattenuata (113962)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Georgia Vinciguerria sp. nov. (186469)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Vinciguerria obscura (125331)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation Vinciguerria obscura (186463)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Polymetme supraoligocenioca (152695) Vinciguerria angulosa, Polymetme supraoligocenica (219194)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene28.1 - 15.97Greece (Greneva) Vinciguerria sp. (222448)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Polymetme supraoligocenica (219195)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ukraine Vinciguerria merklini (133082)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Vinciguerria sp., Photichthyidae indet., Vinciguerria sagittiformis (220042) Vinciguerria sp., Vinciguerria brevis, Polymetme supraoligocenica (219196)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Czech Republic (Moravia) Vinciguerria sp. (222391)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Vinciguerria brevis (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Polymetme elongata, Vinciguerria sp. (161449)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Ukraine (Crimea) Vinciguerria merklini (85514)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Polymetme sp., Woodsia sp. (187506)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Gabon Vinciguerria yombeensis (219359)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Ukraine Vinciguerria panticapaea (88545)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Vinciguerria sp. (210255 210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Vinciguerria sp. (57058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Vincinguerria poweriae, Vincinguerria attenuata (159455)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Vinciguerria lucetia (207577)