Title
Relationships of the fossil and recent genera of rabbitfishes (Acanthuroidei: Siganidae)
Related Titles
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 ForsskaĚŠl (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
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