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Spirinchus
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).
It was assigned to Osmeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Osmeridae by Uyeno and Sakamoto (1999), Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann |
| 1999 | Spirinchus Uyeno and Sakamoto |
| 2002 | Spirinchus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Spirinchus Fierstine et al. p. 42 |
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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.
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
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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
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 |
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| Middle Miocene | Japan (Tottori) | S. akagii (190896) | |
| Chibanian | USA (California) | S. starksi (226584) S. starksi, S. thaleichthys (84881) |