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Engraulidae

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Engraulidae Jordan p. 622
1982Engraulidae Grande p. 22
1992Engraulidae Nolf and Bajpai p. 197
2012Engraulidae Fierstine et al. p. 15
2013Engraulidae Betancur et al.
2016Engraulidae Nelson et al. p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyEngraulidae
familyEngraulidae

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.

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G. †Engraulites Jordan and Gilbert 1925
G. Stolephorus Lacépède 1803
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†Stolephorus favonius Schwarzhans 2013
Invalid names: Coilinae [empty], Engraulinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Pliocene or 41.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Indonesia (Java) Engraulidae indet. (202252)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India Engraulidae indet. (230225)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Gabon Stolephorus favonius (219361)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Engraulidae indet. (186673)