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Osmerus

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Taxonomy
Osmerus was named by Forskal (1775) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Salmonidae by Sauvage (1873); and to Osmeriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Osmerus Forskal
1873Osmerus Sauvage p. 212
2002Osmerus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816
genusOsmerusForskal 1775

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.

G. Osmerus Forskal 1775
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†Osmerus albyi Sauvage 1870
†Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz 1842
†Osmerus larteti Sauvage 1870
†Osmerus propterygius Sauvage 1870
†Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Messinian or 47.80000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) O. delicatulus (41992)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Scopeloides glarisianus (113962)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Scopeloides glarisianus (125331)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Canada (Northwest Territories) O. sp. (21371)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy O. larteti, O. albyi, O. propterygius, O. stilpnos (185692)