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Polynemidae

Actinopteri - Polynemidae

Taxonomy
Polynemidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhegnopteri by Jordan (1963); and to Carangimorphariae by Betancur et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Polynemidae Jordan p. 678
2013Polynemidae Betancur 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
Carangimorpharia
Carangimorphariae
familyPolynemidae
familyPolynemidae

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. Pentanemus Guenther 1860
G. Polydactylus Lacépède 1803
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Polydactylus gaemersi Steurbaut 1984
G. †Polynemidarum Unknown
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Polynemidarum buyghebaertae Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
Polynemidarum gaemersi Steurbaut 1984
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 Chattian to the top of the Calabrian or 28.10000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Polynemidarum sp. (152695)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Pentanemus sp. (219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Pentanemus sp. (219197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Polydactylus gaemersi (174760)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Polynemidae indet. (222139)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Polynemidae indet. (159288)