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Pygaeus

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Pygaeus was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 718].

It was assigned to Chaetodontes by Agassiz (1835); to Chaetodontidae by Eastman (1904); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Percoidei by Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Pygaeus Agassiz p. 35
1904Pygaeus Eastman p. 30
2002Pygaeus Sepkoski
2014Pygaeus Bannikov p. 28
2014Pygaeus Carnevale et al. p. 44

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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
suborderPercoidei(Bleeker 1859)
genusPygaeus

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. †Pygaeus Agassiz 1835
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Pygaeus agassizii Eastman 1904
Pygaeus bolcanus Volta 1796
Pygaeus coleanus Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus dorsalis Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus egertoni Agassiz 1842
Pygaeus gibbus Agassiz 1842
Pygaeus gigas Agassiz 1835
Pygaeus nobilis Agassiz 1835
Pygaeus nuchalis Agassiz 1839
Pygaeus oblongus Agassiz 1839
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. nuchalis, P. nobilis, P. bolcanus (94830)