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Lutjanidae

Actinopteri - Lutjanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Lutjanidae Gill
1963Lutianidae Jordan
1966Lutianidae Casier
2013Lutjanidae Betancur et al.
2014Lutjanidae Bannikov p. 28
2014Lutjanidae Carnevale et al. p. 43
2016Lutjanidae Nelson et al. p. 457

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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
Percomorpharia
familyLutjanidaeGill 1861
familyLutjanidaeGill 1861

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.

Fm. Lutjanidae Gill 1861
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Subfm. Apsilinae Johnson 1980
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G. Apsilus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
Subfm. Etelinae Gill 1893
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G. Aprion Müller and Henle 1838
G. Pristipomoides Bleeker 1852
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Pristipomoides aquilonaris Goode and Bean 1896 [wenchman]
G. †Etelinus Jordan and Thompson 1911
G. †Goujetia Bannikov 2006
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Goujetia crassispina Agassiz 1839
G. †Lessinia Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
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Lessinia horrenda Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
Subfm. Lutjaninae Gill 1861
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G. Lutjanus Bloch 1790
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Lutianus lerichei Nolf 1972
Lutjanus buccanella Cuvier 1828 [blackfin snapper]
Lutjanus griseus Linnaeus 1758 [grey snapper]
Lutjanus hagari Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Invalid names: Mesoprion Cuvier 1828 [synonym]
G. Ocyurus Gill 1862
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Ocyurus chrysurus Bloch 1790 [yellowtail snapper]
G. Rhomboplites Gill 1862
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Rhomboplites aurorubens Cuvier 1829 [vermilion snapper]
G. †Ottaviania Sorbini 1983
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Ottaviania leptacanthus Agassiz 1839
Ottaviania mariae Sorbania 1983
G. †Veranichthys Bannikov 2006
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Veranichthys ventralis Agassiz 1839
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Lessinia horrenda (55239) Ottaviania mariae, Ottaviania leptacanthus, Veranichthys ventralis, Goujetia crassispina, Lessinia sp., Lessinia horrenda (94830)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Lutianus lerichei (220174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Apsilus latus, Ocyurus postangulatus (41998) Lutianus concavus (41888 41992 41994)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Lutianus intermedius (83251)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pristipomoides sp. (75638)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Pristipomoides sp., Ocyurus sp. (118106)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Australia (Queensland) Lutjanus sp. (227021)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Lutianus hagari (186021)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Lutjanus novemfasciatus (52183)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Lutjanus sp. (18554)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Lutjanidae indet. (145519 145522) Rhomboplites sp. (145521)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Lutjanidae indet. (200110)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Pristipomoides sp., Rhomboplites aurorubens (186673)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Lutianus sp. (73485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Pristipomoides aquilonaris (161932)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Lutjanidae indet. (194995 194997)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Lutjanus spp., Lutjanus buccanella, Lutjanus griseus, Ocyurus chrysurus (209855)