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Sciaenops
Taxonomy
Sciaenops was named by Gill (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Sciaenoidei by Fitch and Lavenberg (1983), Purdy et al. (2001); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sciaenidae by Hastings and Dooley (2017), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Sciaenidae by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Sciaenoidei by Fitch and Lavenberg (1983), Purdy et al. (2001); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sciaenidae by Hastings and Dooley (2017), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018); and to Sciaenidae by Cicimurri et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1863 | Sciaenops Gill |
| 1983 | Sciaenops Fitch and Lavenberg p. 513 |
| 2001 | Sciaenops Purdy et al. p. 175 |
| 2002 | Sciaenops Sepkoski |
| 2017 | Sciaenops Hastings and Dooley p. 83 |
| 2018 | Sciaenops Carnevale and Godfrey p. 183 |
| 2022 | Sciaenops Cicimurri et al. |
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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. Sciaenops Gill 1863
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†Sciaenops ocellata Linnaeus 1766
Sciaenops ocellatus Linnaeus 1766
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupelian | USA (South Carolina) | S. sp. (60444 224900) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Venezuela (Paraguana) | S. reyzi (118106) | |
| Burdigalian - Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | S. eastmani (123869) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | S. ocellatus (57700) S. sp. (187324) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | S. sp., S. ocellata, S. ocellatus (52582) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | S. ocellatus (227368) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | S. sp. (188304) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | S. sp. (73485) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | S. ocellatus (227371) |