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Citharinoidei

Actinopteri - Characiformes

Taxonomy
Citharinoidei was named by Buckup (1998). It is extant.

It was assigned to Characiformes by Murray (2003), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Citharinoidei Buckup
2003Citharinoidei Murray p. 503
2013Citharinoidei Betancur et al.
2016Citharinoidei Nelson et al. p. 194

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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
Otophysi
superorderCharaciphysae
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
suborderCitharinoideiBuckup 1998
suborderCitharinoideiBuckup 1998

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.

Subor. Citharinoidei Buckup 1998
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G. †Eocitharinus Murray 2003
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Invalid names: Citharinidae [empty], Distichodontidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Tanzania Eocitharinus macrognathus (31499)