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Spirinchus

Osteichthyes - Osmeriformes - Osmeridae

Taxonomy
Spirinchus was named by Jordan and Evermann (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Osmeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Osmeridae by Uyeno and Sakamoto (1999), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann
1999Spirinchus Uyeno and Sakamoto
2002Spirinchus Sepkoski
2012Spirinchus Fierstine et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiati
orderOsmeriformes
suborderOsmeroidei
familyOsmeridaeRegan 1913
genusSpirinchusJordan and Evermann 1896

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. Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Spirinchus akagii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1999
Spirinchus starksi Fisk 1913 [night smelt]
Spirinchus thaleichthys Ayres 1860 [longfin smelt]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:31:28
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:09
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Chibanian or 15.98000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Tottori) S. akagii (190896)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) S. starksi (226584) S. starksi, S. thaleichthys (84881)