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Hexagrammidae
Taxonomy
Hexagrammidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scleroparei by David (1943); to Hexagrammiformes by Jordan (1963); to Hexagrammoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Cottales by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Scorpaeniformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Scleroparei by David (1943); to Hexagrammiformes by Jordan (1963); to Hexagrammoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Cottales by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Scorpaeniformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Hexagrammidae David p. 164 |
| 1963 | Hexagrammidae Jordan p. 711 |
| 2012 | Hexagrammidae Fierstine et al. p. 107 |
| 2013 | Hexagrammidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Hexagrammidae Nelson et al. p. 487 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 11.62000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | Japan (Niigata) | Hexagrammidae indet. (56884) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Russian Federation (Sakhalin) | Sakhalinia multispinata (207771) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Hexagrammos achrestus (45489) |