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Colossoma macropomum

Actinopteri - Characiformes - Characidae

Taxonomy
Colossoma macropomum was named by Cuvier (1818). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Colossoma macropomum Cuvier
1986Colossoma macropomum Lundberg et al. p. 26 fig. 1
1997Colossoma macropomum Lundberg p. 75 fig. 5.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Otophysi
superorderCharaciphysae
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
suborderCharacoidei
familyCharacidae
genusColossomaCuvier 1818
speciesmacropomumCuvier 1818

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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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: base of the Laventan to the top of the Middle Miocene or 13.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru (Loreto) Colossoma macropomum (224009 224012 224013)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Colossoma macropomum (186447 186669 186683)