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Blenniidae
Taxonomy
Blenniidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Blenniiformes by Jordan (1963); to Blennioidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Blenniiformes by Agiadi et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Blenniiformes by Jordan (1963); to Blennioidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Blenniiformes by Agiadi et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Blenniidae Jordan p. 732 |
| 2013 | Blenniidae Betancur et al. |
| 2020 | Blenniidae Agiadi et al. p. 784 |
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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. Blenniidae
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G. Blennius Linnaeus 1758
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†Blennius cuneiformis Blainville 1818
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758
G. Clinus Cuvier 1817
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | France | Exallias vectensis (220174) | |
| Lutetian | USA (California) | Blenniidae indet. (200654) | |
| Priabonian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Paranarrhichas damesi (149316) | |
| Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene | Greece (Greneva) | Blennius sp. (222448) | |
| Burdigalian | France | Blenniidae indet. (220042 220043) | |
| Langhian | France | Blenniidae indet. (219197) | |
| Serravallian | Kazakhstan | Parablennius prokofievi (174760) | |
| Tortonian | Greece (Crete) | Blennius ocellaris (207587) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | Clinus pronuchipinnis, Tripterygion pronasus (59256) | |
| Messinian | Italy | Blennius sp. (220507) | |
| Zanclean | Greece (Peloponnese) | Blennius ocellaris (207769) | |
| Piacenzian | Greece (Crete) | Blenniidae indet. (207357) Blennius pavo (207358) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | Blennius ocellaris (159378) | |
| Calabrian | Italy | Blennius ocellaris (159140 159288) | |
| Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | Blennius ocellaris (207568) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Vizcaya) | Blenniidae indet. (125319) |