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Atherinidae

Osteichthyes - Atheriniformes - Atherinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Atherinidae Risso
1963Atherinidae Jordan p. 677
1966Atherinidae Casier p. 454
2013Atherinidae Betancur et al.
2014Atherinidae Bannikov p. 26
2014Atherinidae Carnevale et al. p. 42
2016Atherinidae Nelson et al. p. 362
2019Atherinidae van der Laan p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
suborderAtherinoidei
familyAtherinidaeRisso 1827
familyAtherinidaeRisso 1827

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. Atherinidae Risso 1827
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G. Atherina Linnaeus 1758
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†Atherina atropatiensis Carnevale et al. 2011
Atherina boyeri Risso 1810
†Atherina gidjakensis Pobedina 1956
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Invalid names: Atherina austriaca Strashimirov 1981 [synonym], Atherina kalinoraensis Rueckert-Uelkuemen and Kaya 1993 [synonym], Otolithus albitus Djafarova 2006 [synonym], Rhombus karaganensis Suzin 1968 [synonym], Serranus noetlingi Koken 1891 [synonym], Trachinus mutabilis Koken 1891 [synonym]
†Atherina macrocephala Agassiz 1835
G. †Atherinidarum Risso 1827
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†Atherinidarum bavayi Steurbaut 1984
G. Atherinomorus Fowler 1903
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Atherinomorus stipes Müller and Troschel 1848
G. †Merriamella Jordan 1907
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†Merriamella doryssa Jordan 1907
G. †Toroatherina Schwarzhans 2019
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†Toroatherina toroa Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Atherina macrocephala (94830)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Atherina debilis (237116)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Toroatherina toroa (219322 219503)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Atherina debilis (237132)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Atherina debilis (237139)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Atherinidarum sp. (100232)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Atherina debilis (237115) Atherinidae indet. (75638)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Atherina sp., Atherinomorus aquitanicus (219194)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Atherinidarum bavayi (219195)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India Atherinomorus circularis (230225)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Serranus noetlingi (223639)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Atherinidarum brzobohatyi (69098)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Atherinidarum sp. (220042 220043) Atherinomorus aquitanicus, Atherinidarum bavayi (219196)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Trachinus mutabilis (67899 67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Atherinomorus aquitanicus, Atherinidarum bavayi (219197)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Atherina austriaca (161993 161995)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Atherina gidjakensis (174760 174955)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Moldova Atherina suchovi (211238)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Atherinidarum sp. (178120)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Atherina sp. (207587)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Asti) Atherina sp. (237147)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Iran Atherina atropatiensis (219789)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Atherina boyeri (222139)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Atherina boyeri (210231 210234 210239 210248) Atherina sp. (220504 220507)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Atherina cavalloi (210236)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Atherinomorus stipes (186673)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Greece (Zakynthos) Atherinidae indet. (223917)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Atherinidae indet. (22712)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Atherina boyeri (207357)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece (Rhodes) Atherina sp. (207580 207581)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Atherina boyeri (207569)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Atherina boyeri (207568 207570)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Atherinidae indet. (219031)