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Parapygaeus

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Parapygaeus was named by Pellegrin (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Parapygaeus Pellegrin
2002Parapygaeus Sepkoski
2014Parapygaeus Bannikov p. 30
2014Parapygaeus Carnevale et al. p. 45

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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
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
genusParapygaeusPellegrin 1907

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. †Parapygaeus Pellegrin 1907
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Parapygaeus polyacanthus Pellégrin 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy P. polyacanthus (94830)