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Polymixiiformes (beardfish)

Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Polymixiiformes Sepkoski
2006Polymixiiformes Nelson
2013Polymixiiformes Betancur et al.
2014Polymixiiformes Murray and Wilson p. 41
2016Polymixiiformes Nelson et al. p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
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—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
orderPolymixiiformes
orderPolymixiiformes

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.

Or. Polymixiiformes [beardfish]
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Fm. †Boreiohydriidae Murray and Cumbaa 2013
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G. †Boreiohydrias Murray and Cumbaa 2013
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†Boreiohydrias dayi Murray and Cumbaa 2013
G. †Cumbaaichthys Murray 2016 [beardfish]
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†Cumbaaichthys oxyrhynchus Murray 2016 [beardfish]
Fm. Polymixiidae Gill 1862
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G. †Berycopsia Radovcic 1975
G. †Dalmatichthys Radovcic 1975
G. †Homonotichthys Whitley 1933
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Invalid names: Homonotus Agassiz 1850 [replaced], Stenostoma Agassiz 1850 [replaced]
G. †Parapolymixia David 1946
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G. Polymixia Lowe 1836
G. †Pycnosterinx Heckel 1849
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†Pycnosterinx discoides Heckel 1849
†Pycnosterinx dorsalis Pictet 1850
†Pycnosterinx dubius Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx elongatus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Pycnosterinx gracilis Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx latus Davis 1887
†Pycnosterinx niger Costa 1857
†Pycnosterinx russeggerii Heckel 1849
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Invalid names: Imogaster auratus Costa 1857 [synonym]
Invalid names: Imogaster Costa 1857 [synonym]
Fm. †Pycnosteroididae Patterson 1964
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G. †Magrebichthys Murray and Wilson 2014
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†Magrebichthys nelsoni Murray and Wilson 2014
G. †Pycnosteroides Woodward 1942
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Invalid names: Aipichthys formosus Hay 1903 [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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Langhian or 99.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Meknes-Tafilalet) Magrebichthys nelsoni (136753)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Polymixiiformes indet. (214600)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Pycnosterinx dubius (221158) Pycnosterinx levispinosus, Aipichthys formosus (221229) Pycnosteroides levispinosus (221233)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Homonotus dorsalis (222446) Homonotus rotundus (222449 222450) Stenostoma pulchella (221377)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Boreiohydrias dayi, Cumbaaichthys oxyrhynchus (220881)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Homonotus dorsalis (222441)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8United Kingdom (England) Homonotus dorsalis (222444)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5United Kingdom (England) Homonotus dorsalis (222442 222443 222445)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Homonotus dorsalis (222447)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Imogaster auratus, Beryx niger (221191) Pycnosterinx discoides (221187) Pycnosterinx discoides, Imogaster auratus, Pycnosterinx gracilis, Homonotus pulcher, Pycnosterinx latus (170327) Pycnosterinx discoides, Pycnosterinx elongatus (221226) Pycnosterinx russeggerii, Pycnosterinx discoides (221189)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (England) Homonotus dorsalis (159324)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) Polymixia sp. (92192)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Polymixiidae indet. (127085)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9USA (California) Parapolymixia californica (190998 191000 191003 191006 191008 191009 191014)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Alaska) Parapolymixia californica (189957)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Polymixia lowei (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Polymixia japonica (161449)