Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758 (three-spined stickleback)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Gasterosteidae

Synonym: Pungitius haynesi David 1945

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Gasterosteus according to C. Linnaeus 1758

See also Bell 1973, David 1945, Fierstine et al. 2012 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Gasterosteus bispinosus, Gasterosteus canadus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), the United Kingdom (2), United States (4: California)

• Pliocene of United States (1: California)

• Miocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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