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Myripristinae

Actinopteri - Holocentriformes - Holocentridae

Taxonomy
Myripristidae was named by Nelson (1955). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Myripristinae by Steurbaut (1984).

It was assigned to Holocentridae by Steurbaut (1984).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Myripristinae Steurbaut p. 68

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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
subfamilyMyripristinae(Nelson 1955)
subfamilyMyripristinae(Nelson 1955)

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.

Subfm. Myripristinae Nelson 1955
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G. Myripristinarum Koken
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Tortonian or 52.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan52.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Myripristidae indet. (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Myripristidae indet. (219501)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Myripristinarum banaticus (220042)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Myripristinarum sp. (178120)