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Labridae
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Taxonomy
Labroidei was named by Cuvier (1816). It is extant.
It was corrected as Labridae by Leidy (1873), Hay (1902), Jordan (1963), Casier (1966), Miller (1967), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Purdy et al. (2001), Dica (2002), Hanel et al. (2002), Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur-R et al. (2013), Bannikov (2014) and Bannikov and Bellwood (2015).
It was assigned to Teleostei by Leidy (1873); to Pharyngognathi by Hay (1902); to Pharyngognathi by Jordan (1963); to Percoidea by Casier (1966) and Miller (1967); to Elopiformes by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Perciformes by Purdy et al. (2001) and Hanel et al. (2002); to Percoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Labriformes by Betancur-R et al. (2013); and to Labroidei by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Dica (2002), Bannikov (2014) and Bannikov and Bellwood (2015).
It was corrected as Labridae by Leidy (1873), Hay (1902), Jordan (1963), Casier (1966), Miller (1967), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Case and Schwimmer (1988), Purdy et al. (2001), Dica (2002), Hanel et al. (2002), Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur-R et al. (2013), Bannikov (2014) and Bannikov and Bellwood (2015).
It was assigned to Teleostei by Leidy (1873); to Pharyngognathi by Hay (1902); to Pharyngognathi by Jordan (1963); to Percoidea by Casier (1966) and Miller (1967); to Elopiformes by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Perciformes by Purdy et al. (2001) and Hanel et al. (2002); to Percoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Labriformes by Betancur-R et al. (2013); and to Labroidei by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Dica (2002), Bannikov (2014) and Bannikov and Bellwood (2015).
Subtaxa
Bellwoodilabrus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Hypsigenyini, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrini, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Malapterus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudolabrini, Pseudosphaerodon, Scarini, Semicossyphus (syn. Pimelometopon), Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1873 | Labridae Leidy p. 346 |
| 1902 | Labridae Hay p. 400 |
| 1963 | Labridae Jordan p. 721 |
| 1966 | Labridae Casier p. 223 |
| 1967 | Labridae Miller p. 225 |
| 1981 | Labridae Thurmond and Jones p. 104 |
| 1988 | Labridae Case and Schwimmer p. 299 |
| 2001 | Labridae Purdy et al. p. 177 |
| 2002 | Labridae Dica p. 42 |
| 2002 | Labridae Hanel et al. p. 776 |
| 2012 | Labridae Fierstine et al. p. 135 |
| 2013 | Labridae Betancur-R. et al. |
| 2014 | Labridae Bannikov p. 29 |
| 2015 | Labridae Bannikov and Bellwood p. 6 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (77 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Platylaemus colei (8050) Pseudosphaerodon antiquus (13299) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Eocoris bloti, Phyllopharyngodon longipinnis, Bellwoodilabrus landinii, Labrobolcus giorgioi (94830) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Labrus sp. (3257 3258) | |
| Lutetian | Nigeria | Crenilabrus eocenicus, Pseudosphaerodon pycnodoides, Platylaemus nigeriensis (60711) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Platylaemus sp., Platylaemus colei (41989) Platylaemus sp., Pseudosphaerodon antiquus, Platylaemus colei (41888 41992 41998) Pseudosphaerodon antiquus, Platylaemus colei (41994 41996) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Labridae indet. (53666) | |
| Bartonian | Nigeria | Crenilabrus eocenicus, Pseudosphaerodon pycnodoides, Platylaemus nigeriensis (32905) | |
| Bartonian | Antarctica | Labridae indet. (31173) | |
| Priabonian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Labrodon stromeri (149316) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Antarctica | Labridae indet. (186840) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Romania | Lachnolaimus multidens (186845 186852) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France | Labrodon sp. (69805) | |
| Rupelian | New Zealand | Labrodon confertidens (187476) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | Argentina (Chubut) | Labrodon sp. (133690) | |
| Chattian | Australia (Victoria) | Labrodon batesfordiensis (174143) | |
| Chattian | USA (South Carolina) | Labridae indet. (97550) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Nummopalatus depressus (174196) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Costa Rica | Labrodon pavimentatum (187875) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Labrodon sp. (51330) | |
| Miocene | USA (South Carolina) | Labrodon carolinensis (18506) | |
| Miocene | Sri Lanka | Labrodon sinhaleyus, Labrodon angustidentatus (13449 14149) | |
| Miocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Labrodon confertidens (204227) Labrodon depressus (202913) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy | Labrodon sp. (70814) | |
| Burdigalian | Spain (Mallorca) | Labrodon pavimentatus, Labrodon sp., Labrodon multidens (155253) | |
| Burdigalian | South Africa (Namaqualand) | Labrodon sp. (51190) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany | Labroidei indet. (188985) | |
| Burdigalian - Tortonian | France | Labrodon pavimentatum (187577) | |
| Langhian | France | Labrodon pavimentatum (90354) | |
| Langhian | USA (Virginia) | Protautoga conidens (57114 79793 187324) Tautoga sp., Tautoga onitis (57700) | |
| Middle Miocene | Austria | Coris sigismundi, Symphodus westneati, Wainwrightilabrus agassizi (186861) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Protautoga conidens (126605) | |
| Serravallian | Slovakia (Bratislava) | Labridae indet. (58983) | |
| Serravallian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Protautoga longidens (55599) | |
| Badenian | Poland | Labrodon sp., Labridae indet. (162017) | |
| Badenian | Czech Republic (Mikulov) | Labridae indet. (161993 161995) | |
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Florida) | Labridae indet. (18554) | |
| Tortonian | Australia (Victoria) | Labrodon confertidens (178455) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Pimelometopon sp. (50069) Semicossyphus sp. (168017) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Virginia) | Protautoga conidens (152251) | |
| Tortonian - Messinian | USA (California) | Pimelometopon sp. (13300) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Turkey | Labridae indet. (56563) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Spain (Balearic Islands) | Labrodon multidens (162703 162713) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Portugal | Labrodon pavimentatum, Labrodon afrioanus, Labridae indet., Labrodon multidens (56459) | |
| Messinian | Australia (Victoria) | Nummopalatus depressus (46167) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | Protautoga conidens (179732) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | Labrus woodwardi, Labrus pellegrini, Symphodus pellegrini, Symphodus woodwardi (59256) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Labrodon sp. (154112) | |
| Messinian - Piacenzian | Australia (South Australia) | Labroidei indet. (50343) | |
| Zanclean | Libya | Labridae indet. (136597) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Tautoga onitis (52582) | |
| Zanclean | USA (California) | Pimelometopon sp. (50068) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Labrodon stromeri (74791) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (Florida) | Lachnolaimus maximus, Halichoeres sp. (22712) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | France (Alpes Maritimes) | Labrodon pavimentum, Labrus sp. (50523) | |
| Calabrian | Italy | Symphodus mediterraneus (159288) | |
| Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Labrus bergylta, Labrus merula, Labrus sp., Coris julis (51482) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Labridae indet. (20400) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Pimelometopon pulchrum (85314) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Semicossyphus pulcher (191984) | |
| Holocene | Marshall Islands | Labridae indet., Coris sp. (194995) Labridae indet., Thalassoma sp. (194997) |