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Argentinidae

Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Argentinidae Bonaparte
1960Argentinidae Danil'chenko p. 16
1963Argentinidae Jordan p. 625
1966Argentinidae Casier p. 420
1984Argentinidae Gaemers p. 26
1999Argentinidae Constantin
2003Argentinidae Schwarzhans p. 36
2012Argentinidae Fierstine et al. p. 38
2013Argentinidae Betancur et al.
2016Argentinidae Nelson et al. p. 253
2017Argentinidae Lin et al. p. 13
2017Argentinidae Schwarzhans et al. p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderArgentiniformes
familyArgentinidaeBonaparte 1838
familyArgentinidaeBonaparte 1838

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.

Fm. Argentinidae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Argentina Linnaeus 1758
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Argentina antarctica Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Argentina cyclomorpha Weiler 1950
Argentina elongata Weiler 1943
Argentina extenuata Casier 1966
Argentina longirostris Schwarzhans 2003
Argentina retusa Casier 1966
Argentina rumana Weiler 1943
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
Argentina striata Goode and Bean 1896
Argentina subfrigida Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Glossanodon Guichenot 1867
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Glossanodon inclinata Danil'chenko 1960
Glossanodon musceli Pauca 1929
G. Nansenia Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Nansenia groelandica Reinhardt 1840
G. †Proargentina Danil'chenko 1960
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Proargentina nebulosa Danilt'chenko 1962
G. †Protargentinolithus Schwarzhans 2003
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Protargentinolithus procerus Schwarzhans 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Argentinidae indet. (127085)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Argentina erratica (22943)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Argentina erratica (159795) Protoargentinolithus balticus, Protoargentinolithus procerus, Argentina erratica, Argentina longirostris (159792 159793 159794)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Argentina antarctica (176085)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Georgia Proargentina nebulosa (185619)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Argentinidae indet. (219504)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Czechia Glossanodon musceli (186638)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Proargentina inclinata (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Argentina parvula (46096)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia (Moravia) Glossanodon sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland Glossanodon musceli (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Glossanodon musceli (187379) Nemachilus musceli (50344) Proargentina inclinata (113962)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Argentina parvula (188930)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia Glossanodon musceli (125331)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Argentina subfrigida (219569)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Argentina sp. (187352)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Argentina parvula, Argentina sp. (32012)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Argentina subfrigida (219334 219336 219577 219578 219579 219580 219582 219585)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Azerbaijan Glossanodon adolescens (116633)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Argentina subfrigida (219517)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Argentina subfrigida (219587 219591)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Argentina sp. (220042 220043) Argentina sphyraena (219196)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Argentina subfrigida (219271 219341 219597 219598 219602 219606 219622)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Argentina subfrigida (67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Argentina sphyraena (219197)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Aichi) Nansenia sp. (161449)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Argentina subfrigida (219623)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Argentina subfrigida (219610)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Romania Argentina elongata (222592) Argentina rumana (222591)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Argentina sp. (78437) Nansenia sp. (70491 178120 187506)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Argentina sphyraena (210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Argentina sphyraena (57058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Argentina sphyraena (159378) Nansenia groelandica (159455)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Argentina sphyraena (207568)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Argentina sialis (59063)