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Sphyraena major

Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae

Taxonomy
Sphyraena major was named by Leidy (1855).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. sphyraena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Sphyraena major Leidy
1902Sphyraena major Hay p. 400

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderAcanthopteri
familySphyraenidae
genusSphyraenaArtedi 1793
speciesmajorLeidy 1855

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.

†Sphyraena major Leidy 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Sphyraena major (3534)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Sphyraena major (61249)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Sphyraena major (55251 75638)