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Semicossyphus (sheepshead)

Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Semicossyphus was named by Günther (1861). It is extant.

It was assigned to Labridae by Fierstine et al. (2012), Poortvliet et al. (2013) and Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2021).

Species
S. pulcher

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Semicossyphus Günther
1864Pimelometopon Gill
2002Pimelometopon Sepkoski
2012Semicossyphus Fierstine et al. p. 136
2013Semicossyphus Poortvliet et al.
2021Semicossyphus Oyanadel-Urbina et al. p. 355

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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
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
genusSemicossyphusGünther 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.

G. Semicossyphus Günther 1861 [sheepshead]
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Invalid names: Pimelometopon Gill 1864 [synonym]
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 Tortonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 11.62000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Chile Semicossyphus sp. (221625)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Pimelometopon sp. (13300 50069) Semicossyphus sp. (168017)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Pimelometopon sp. (50068)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Pimelometopon pulchrum (85314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Pimelometopon puichrum (160361) Pimelometopon pulchrum (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Baja California) Semicossyphus pulcher (191984)