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Osmeriformes
Taxonomy
Osmeriformes is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Protacanthopterygii by Nelson (2006) and Long (2011); to Stomiatii by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Osmeromorpha by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Protacanthopterygii by Nelson (2006) and Long (2011); to Stomiatii by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Osmeromorpha by Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Osmeriformes Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Osmeriformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Osmeriformes Long p. 243 |
| 2013 | Osmeriformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Osmeriformes Nelson et al. p. 256 |
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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.
Or. Osmeriformes
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G. Allosmerus Hubbs 1925
G. †Carpathichthys Jerzmanska 1979
G. †Enoplophthalmus Sauvage 1880
G. Maulisia Parr 1960
G. †Nybelinoides Taverne 1982
G. Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888
Fm. Osmeridae
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G. Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann 1896
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†Spirinchus akagii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1999
Spirinchus starksi Fisk 1913
Invalid names: Plecoglossidae [empty], Prototroctidae [empty], Retropinnidae [empty], Salangidae [empty]
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 Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| MP 30 | Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) | Enoplophthalmus sp. (84606) | |
| Chattian | France | Opisthoproctus stellaris, Opisthoproctus weitzmani (219194) | |
| Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Hypomesus glaber (46165) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Tottori) | Spirinchus akagii (190896) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Retropinnidae indet. (224044) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Sparidarum glaber (182909) |