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Callionymus

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Callionymidae

Taxonomy
Callionymus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callionymidae by Casier (1946), Carnevale et al. (2006), Schwarzhans (2013) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
C. eocaenus, C. hakatarameaensis, C. macrocephalus, C. triquetrus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. vyali

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Callionymus Linnaeus p. 249
1946Callionymus Casier p. 162
2002Callionymus Sepkoski
2006Callionymus Carnevale et al. p. 691
2013Callionymus Schwarzhans p. 176
2019Callionymus Schwarzhans p. 206

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

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. Callionymus Linnaeus 1758
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†Callionymus eocaenus Casier 1946
†Callionymus hakatarameaensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Callionymus macrocephalus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1882
†Callionymus triquetrus Schwarzhans 2019
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Messinian or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium C. eocaenus (219001)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) C. hakatarameaensis (219580)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India C. vyali, C. sp. (230225)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) C. triquetrus (219593)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Serbia and Montenegro (Belgrade) C. macrocephalus (222229)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Russian Federation (Goryachii) C. macrocephalus (211239)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) C. pusillus (186581 210628)