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Moloidei

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes

Taxonomy
Moloidei is a suborder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tetraodontiformes by Betancur et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Molidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Moloidei 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
—Percomorpharia
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderMoloidei
suborderMoloidei

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.

Subor. Moloidei
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G. †Austromola Gregorova et al. 2009
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†Austromola angerhoferi Gregorova et al. 2009
G. †Eomola Tyler and Bannikov 1992
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†Eomola bimaxillaria Tyler and Bannikov 1992
G. Mola Linck 1790
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Mola chelonopsis Ichishima and Kimura 2009
Mola mola Linnaeus 1758 [ocean sunfish]
†Mola pileata Van Beneden 1881
†Mola pileatus Van Beneden 1881
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Invalid names: Pagurus torus Van Beneden 1881 [synonym]
Mola ramsayi Giglioli 1883
Invalid names: Orthagoriscus [synonym]
G. Ranzania Nardo 1840
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†Ranzania grahami Weems 1985
Ranzania laevis Pennant 1776 [slender sunfish]
†Ranzania ogaii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1994
†Ranzania tenneyorum Weems 1985
†Ranzania zappai Carnevale 2007
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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
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 Zanclean or 56.00000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Molidae indet. (55239)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Georgia Eomola bimaxillaria (186469)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Molidae indet. (133690)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Austromola angerhoferi (99160)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Virginia) Ranzania tenneyorum (89549)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Ranzania sp. (48884)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Ranzania grahami (104749)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Italy Ranzania zappai (185486)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Saitama) Ranzania ogaii (220509)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Mola sp., Ranzania sp. (57700) Ranzania grahami (126605 187324)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Molidae indet. (217346)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Mola chelonopsis (52582)