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Capros

Actinopteri - Caproidae

Taxonomy
Capros was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Zeiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caproidae by Arambourg (1927), Danil'chenko (1960), Jerzmanska (1968), Přikryl et al. (2016) and Argyriou (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Capros Lacépède
1927Capros Arambourg p. 148
1960Capros Danil'chenko p. 95
1968Capros Jerzmanska p. 441
2002Capros Sepkoski
2016Capros Přikryl et al.
2022Capros Argyriou p. 123

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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
familyCaproidae
genusCaprosLacépède 1802

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. Capros Lacépède 1802
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†Capros aper Lacepede 1921
†Capros longirostris Kramberger 1882
†Capros longispinatus Danil'chenko 1960
†Capros radobojanus Kramberger 1882
†Capros rhenanus Weiler 1920
†Capros steindachneri Kramberger 1882
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: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Gelasian or 33.90000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland C. rhenanus (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania C. longirostris, C. radobojanus (50344 187379) C. radobojanus (113962)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic (Tschechien) C. caprossoides (185664)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Czech Republic (Moravia) C. radobojanus (222391)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) C. sp. (207356)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria C. ambourgi (186585) C. arambourgi (186583) C. arambourgi, C. steindachneri (186582)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) C. arambourgi, C. aper (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy C. aper (186575)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) C. aper (186581 210628)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy C. aper (210256)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy C. aper (145678 145680)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy C. aper (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) C. aper (186574)