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Siganidae

Actinopteri - Siganidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Siganidae Danil'chenko p. 144
2013Siganidae Betancur et al.
2014Siganidae Bannikov p. 29
2016Siganidae Nelson et al. p. 463

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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
familySiganidae
familySiganidae

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. †Acanthopygaeus Leriche 1906
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†Acanthopygaeus agassizi Eastman 1904
G. †Aspesiganus Bannikov and Tyler 2002
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†Aspesiganus margaritae Bannikov and Tyler 2002
G. †Eosiganus Tyler and Bannikov 1997
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†Eosiganus kumaensis Tyler and Bannikov 1997
G. †Protosiganus Whitley 1935
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†Protosiganus glaronensis Wettsstein 1886
G. †Ruffoichthys Sorbini 1983
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†Ruffoichthys bannikovi Tyler and Sorbini 1990
†Ruffoichthys spinosus Sorbinia 1983
G. †Siganopygaeus Daniltshenko 1968
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†Siganopigaeus rarus Danil'chenko 1968
G. Siganus Forsskal 1775 [rabbitfish]
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 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 (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Ruffoichthys spinosus, Ruffoichthys bannikovi, Aspesiganus margaritae, Acanthopygaeus agassizi (94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan Siganopygaeus rarus (186444)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Russian Federation (Krasnodar) Eosiganus kumaensis (187028)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Georgia Eosiganus kumaensis (186469)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Siganidae indet. (194995 194997 194999)