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Anchoa
Taxonomy
Anchoa was named by Jordan and Evermann (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Clupeidae by Schwarzhans (1980); and to Clupeiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Clupeidae by Schwarzhans (1980); and to Clupeiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1927 | Anchoa Jordan and Evermann |
| 1980 | Anchoa Schwarzhans p. 15 |
| 2002 | Anchoa Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 18.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altonian | New Zealand | A. nitida (67900) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | A. sp. (145519 145523) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Ecuador (Esmeraldas) | A. sp. (135043) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | A. compressa (59063) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | A. mitchilli (161932) |