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Chanidae

Actinopteri - Gonorhynchiformes - Chanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Chanidae Jordan p. 619
1996Chanidae Grande p. 301
2013Chanidae Betancur et al.
2016Chanidae Nelson et al. p. 176

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Anotophysa(Rosen and Greenwood 1970)
orderGonorhynchiformes
suborderChanoidei
familyChanidae
familyChanidae

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.

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G. Chanos Lacépède 1803
G. †Rubiesichthys Wenz 1984
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Invalid names: Chaninae Günther 1869 [empty], Rubiesichthyinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:22:40
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Ypresian or 125.77000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Rubiesichthys gregalis (28006)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy (Gorizia) Chanidae indet. (103811 116133)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Turkmenistan Chanos torosus (186444)