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Holocentrus

Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae

Taxonomy
Holocentrus was named by Gronovius (1763) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Holocentrum by de Beaufort (1926).

It was assigned to Percoidei by Agassiz (1835); to Berycidae by de Beaufort (1926); to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Holocentridae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Stringer (1998), Schwarzhans (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Holocentrus Gronovius
1835Holocentrum Agassiz p. 39ff
1926Holocentrum de Beaufort p. 134
1983Holocentrus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 178
1998Holocentrus Stringer p. 150
2002Holocentrus Sepkoski
2007Holocentrus Schwarzhans p. 333

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Holocentrimorphaceae
orderHolocentriformes
familyHolocentridaeRichardson 1846
genusHolocentrusGronovius 1763

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.

G. Holocentrus Gronovius 1763
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†Holocentrum pygaeum Agassiz 1834
†Holocentrum pygmaeum Agassiz 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) H. sheppeyensis (188954)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia (Maros) Holocentrum sp. (187654)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia (Bratislava) H. sp. (58983)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy H. weileri (178120)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica H. sp. (186673)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands H. sp. (209855)