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Sardinius

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes

Taxonomy
Sardinius was named by von der Marck (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Clupeidae by Hay (1902); and to Myctophiformes by Goody (1969), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Sardinius von der Marck p. 245
1901Sardinius Woodward p. 247
1902Sardinius Hay p. 391
1969Sardinius Goody p. 226
2002Sardinius Sepkoski

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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
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
genusSardinius

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. †Sardinius von der Marck 1858
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Sardinius blackburnii Cope 1891
Sardinius cordieri Agassiz 1839
Sardinius lineatus Cope 1878
Sardinius nasutulus Cope 1878
Sardinius percrassus Cope 1878
Sardinius robustus von der Marck 1868
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 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon S. nasutulus, S. lineatus, S. percrassus (221231)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany S. cordieri (221711 221714) S. cordieri, S. robustus (213198)