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Scaridae

Actinopteri - Labriformes - Scaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Scaridae Jordan p. 723
2013Scaridae Betancur et al.
2016Scaridae Nelson et al. p. 429

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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
orderLabriformes
familyScaridae
familyScaridae

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. †Bolbometopon Smith 1956
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†Bolbometopon muricatum Valenciennes 1840
G. †Calotomus Gilbert 1890
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†Calotomus preisli Bellwood and Schultz 1991
G. Cetoscarus Smith 1956
G. Hipposcarus Smith 1956
G. †Pacuarescarus Laurito et al. 2014
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†Pacuarescarus kussmauli Laurito et al. 2014
G. Scarus Gronovius 1763
Invalid names: Scarinae Rafinesque 1810 [empty]
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 (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Scaridae indet. (219001)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France Scarus sp. (69805)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Costa Rica Scaridae indet., Pacuarescarus kussmauli (187875)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Scarus sp. (14149)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Scarus miocenicus (90354)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Calotomus preisli (152565)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Scarus miocenicus (56459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Sri Lanka Bolbometopon sp. (187033)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Dodecanese) Scarus sp. (182809)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Calotomus sp., Scarus spp., Scarus gibbus, Scarus oviceps, Scaridae indet., Cetoscarus bicolor, Hipposcarus longiceps, Scarinae indet. (194995) Scarus gibbus, Scaridae indet., Cetoscarus bicolor, Hipposcarus longiceps (194996) Scarus spp., Scarus gibbus, Scaridae indet., Cetoscarus bicolor, Hipposcarus longiceps, Scarinae indet. (194997 194998 194999)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Scarus sp. (191983)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Scarus sp., Scaridae indet. (209855)