| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Osmeridae
Taxonomy
Osmeridae was named by Regan (1913). It is extant.
It was assigned to Salmonoidei by Jordan (1963); to Salmonoidea by Casier (1966); to Salmoniformes by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Osmeriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Osmeroidei by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Salmonoidei by Jordan (1963); to Salmonoidea by Casier (1966); to Salmoniformes by Fierstine et al. (2012); to Osmeriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Osmeroidei by van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Osmeridae Regan |
| 1963 | Osmeridae Jordan p. 625 |
| 1966 | Osmeridae Casier p. 420 |
| 2012 | Osmeridae Fierstine et al. p. 42 |
| 2013 | Osmeridae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Osmeridae Nelson et al. p. 256 |
| 2019 | Osmeridae van der Laan p. 69 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Osmeridae Regan 1913
show all | hide all
G. Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann 1896
hide
†Spirinchus akagii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1999
Spirinchus starksi Fisk 1913 [night smelt]
Spirinchus thaleichthys Ayres 1860 [longfin smelt]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Chibanian or 15.98000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Hypomesus glaber (46165) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Tottori) | Spirinchus akagii (190896) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Sparidarum glaber (182909) | |
| Chibanian | USA (California) | Hypomesus pretiosus, Spirinchus starksi, Spirinchus thaleichthys (84881) Spirinchus starksi (226584) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan (Kanagawa) | Osmeridae indet. (275914) |