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Argentina sphyraena

Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae

Taxonomy
Argentina sphyraena was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus
2003Argentina sphyraena Schwarzhans p. 40
2006Argentina sphyraena Girone et al. p. 655

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderArgentiniformes
familyArgentinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusArgentina
speciessphyraenaLinnaeus 1758

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.

Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Argentina sphyraena (219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Argentina sphyraena (219197)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Argentina sphyraena (210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Argentina sphyraena (57058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Argentina sphyraena (159378)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Argentina sphyraena (207568)