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Sphyraena barracuda

Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae

Taxonomy
Esox barracuda was named by Edwards (1771). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sphyraena barracuda by Purdy et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. sphyraena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1771Esox barracuda Edwards
2001Sphyraena barracuda Purdy et al. p. 179

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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
speciesbarracuda(Edwards 1771)

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 barracuda Edwards 1771
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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 Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Sphyraena barracuda (48887)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Sphyraena barracuda (79793)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Sphyraena barracuda (52183)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Sphyraena barracuda (126605 187324)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Sphyraena barracuda (152251)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Sphyraena barracuda (24237)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Sphyraena barracuda (162678)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Sphyraena barracuda (46369)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Sphyraena barracuda (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Angola Sphyraena barracuda (154111)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Sphyraena barracuda (20400)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Sphyraena barracuda (209855)