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Atherina boyeri

Actinopteri - Atheriniformes - Atherinidae

Taxonomy
Atherina boyeri was named by Risso (1810). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Atherina boyeri Risso
2006Atherina boyeri Girone et al. p. 656

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
familyAtherinidae
genusAtherina
speciesboyeriRisso 1810

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.

Atherina boyeri Risso 1810
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Ionian or 7.24600 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Atherina boyeri (222139)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Atherina boyeri (210231 210234 210239 210248)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Atherina boyeri (207357)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Atherina boyeri (207569)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Atherina boyeri (207568 207570)