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Scorpaeniformes

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Scorpaeniformes Jordan p. 708
2002Scorpaeniformes Sepkoski
2006Scorpaeniformes Nelson
2011Scorpaeniformes Long p. 244
2012Scorpaeniformes Fierstine et al. p. 96
2016Scorpaeniformes Nelson et al. p. 467
2018Scorpaeniformes Carnevale and Godfrey p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
orderScorpaeniformes

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.

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Subor. †Cottoidei Agassiz 1835
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G. †Cottoideorum Unknown
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Cottoideorum suspectus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Ctenopomichthys Whitley 1940
G. Eutrigla Fraser-Brunner 1938
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G. Hoplichthys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829
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Hoplichthys gobiomorphus Schwarzhans 1985
Hoplichthys multistriatus Grenfell 1984
G. †Praehoplichthys Schwarzhans 1980
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Praehoplichthys pulcher Schwarzhans 1980
G. Neoplatycephalus Castelnau 1872
G. Notesthes Ogilby 1904
G. Ophiodon Girard 1854
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Ophiodon ozymandias Jordan 1921
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G. Plectrogenium Gilbert 1905
G. Podothecus Gill 1861
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Invalid names: Ereuniidae [synonym]
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G. Trichodon Tilesius 1813
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Trichodon obesus Schwarzhans 1980
Fm. Triglidae [sea robin]
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G. †Acanthatrigla Gaemers 1984
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Acanthatrigla biangulata Gaemers 1984
G. †Aspitrigla Fowler 1925
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Aspitrigla cuculus Linnaeus 1758
G. Chelidonichthys Kaup 1873
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G. Lepidotrigla Guenther 1860
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Lepidotrigla cadenati Steurbaut 1984
Lepidotrigla postdorsalis Steurbaut 1979
Lepidotrigla selsiensis Stinton 1978
G. Peristedion Lacépède 1802
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Peristedion jeanbegui Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Peristedion malarmat Lacépède 1801
G. Prionotus Lacépède 1802
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Prionotus carolinus Linnaeus 1771
Prionotus evolans Linnaeus 1766
Prionotus gibbosus Casier 1966
G. Pterygotrigla Waite 1899
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Pterygotrigla stewarti Schwarzhans 2019
G. Trigla Linnaeus 1758
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Trigla licatae Sauvage 1870
Trigla miocenicus Strashimirov 1981
Trigla rhombica Heinrich 1969
G. †Triglidarum Risso 1826
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Triglidarum parvulus Steurbaut 1979
Triglidarum praeiatus Schwarzhans 2007
G. †Trigloides Van Beneden 1871
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Trigloides dejardini Van Beneden 1871
G. Zaniolepis Girard 1857
Invalid names: Anoplopomatoidei [empty], Aploactinidae [empty], Bathylutichthyidae [empty], Bembridae [empty], Caracanthidae [empty], Congiopodidae [empty], Eschmeyeridae [empty], Eulophiidae [empty], Gnathanacanthidae [empty], Hexagrammoidei [empty], Jordaniidae [empty], Normanichthyidae [empty], Pataecidae [empty], Peristediidae [empty], Ptilichthyidae [empty], Scorpaenichthyidae [empty], Scytalinidae [empty], Zaniolepididae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 43.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Triglidarum praeiatus, Epigonidarum selsiensis (188954)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Triglidae indet. (200654)
Bortonian43.0 - 37.2New Zealand (South Island) Praehoplichthys pulcher (219322)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Hoplichthys gobiomorphus (219155)
Kaiatan37.2 - 36.0New Zealand (South Island) Praehoplichthys pulcher (219333)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Acanthatrigla biangulata (188930)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Triglidarum biangulata, Pristigenys rhombica (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Triglidae indet. (68021)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Triglidae indet. (125331)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Chelidonichthys sp., Peristedion jeanbegui (219194)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Peristedion acutum, Peristedion ellipticum, Triglidarum sp., Trigla asperoides (32012)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Lepidotrigla sp. (219195)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Hoplichthys multistriatus (174213)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Antennarius suspectus (219520) Hoplichthys multistriatus (219517) Hoplichthys multistriatus, Antennarius suspectus (219522)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Pterygotrigla stewarti (219588 219591)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Chelidonichthys gurnardus (219196) Lepidotrigla postdorsalis (220043) Trigla sp., Triglidae indet., Triglidarum parvulus, Pristigenys rhombica (220042)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius suspectus (219606 219621) Hoplichthys multistriatus (219609) Plectrogenium obesum (219341)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Trichodon obesus (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Hoplichthys multistriatus (219523 219524 219525 219526)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Triglidarum parvulus (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (Lower Saxony) Peristedion acutum (161965)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Cottoidarum suspectus (219275)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) Trigla sp., Triglidae indet. (58983)
Lillburnian - Waiauan13.65 - 11.608New Zealand (South Island) Plectrogenium obesum (219610)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Ophiodon ozymandias (45489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Lepidotrigla mirabilis, Peristedion cataphractum (178120)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Ica) Triglidae indet. (45487)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Germany Trigla asperoides, Trigla rhombica (223566)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Scorpaeniformes indet. (211703)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicily) Trigla sp. (186578)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Trigla macroptera (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Trigla licatae (185692)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Prionotus sp., Prionotus evolans (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Prionotus carolinus (186673)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Prionotus sp. (22712)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Lepidotrigla cavillone, Chelidonichthys lucerna (159378)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy Chelidonichthys lucerna (159288)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Prionotus sp. (58089)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Crotone) Aspitrigla cuculus (219183)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Prionotus sp. (20604 20613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Prionotus sp. (57706 73485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Prionotus sp. (188304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Ophiodon elongatus (190889) Prionotus stephanophrys, Zaniolepis latipinnis (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Prionotus evolans (48886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Prionotus sp. (161932)