Relationships of the fossil and recent genera of rabbitfishes (Acanthuroidei: Siganidae)

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Series: Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology, no. 84

By

Tyler, James C., 1935-

Bannikov, Alexandre F.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, D.C, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997

Notes

Four genera of fossil siganid fishes of early Eocene to early Oligocene age are recognized in addition to the single Recent genus. The osteological features of these five genera are described and illustrated. A phylogenetic analysis utilizing PAUP indicates that the genera have the following phyletic sequence convention: Ruffoichthys Sorbini (two species from the middle Eocene of Italy)--Eosiganus, new genus (one new species from the middle Eocene of Russia)--Siganopygaeus Danilchenko (one species from the early Eocene of Turkmenistan)--Protosiganus Whitley (one species from the early Oligocene of Switzerland)--Siganus Forsskål (27 Recent species in the Indo-Pacific).

Subjects

Animals, Fossil , Eocene , Europe , Oligocene , Paleontology , Siganidae , Siganidae, Fossil

BHL Collections

Unearthed! Smithsonian Libraries' Paleo Collection

Call Number

QE701 .S56 no. 84

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.84.1
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/97021827
OCLC: 37001667