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Atheriniformes (silverside)

Osteichthyes - Atheriniformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Atheriniformes Rosen
1993Atheriniformes Domning and Clark p. 413
2002Atheriniformes Sepkoski
2006Atheriniformes Nelson
2011Atheriniformes Long p. 244
2012Atheriniformes Fierstine et al. p. 81
2013Atheriniformes Betancur et al.
2014Atheriniformes Bannikov p. 26
2016Atheriniformes Nelson et al. p. 352
2019Atheriniformes van der Laan p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966

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. Atheriniformes Rosen 1966 [silverside]
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Fm. Atherinidae Risso 1827
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G. Atherina Linnaeus 1758
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†Atherina atropatiensis Carnevale et al. 2011
Atherina boyeri Risso 1810
†Atherina gidjakensis Pobedina 1956
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Invalid names: Atherina austriaca Strashimirov 1981 [synonym], Atherina kalinoraensis Rueckert-Uelkuemen and Kaya 1993 [synonym], Otolithus albitus Djafarova 2006 [synonym], Rhombus karaganensis Suzin 1968 [synonym], Serranus noetlingi Koken 1891 [synonym], Trachinus mutabilis Koken 1891 [synonym]
†Atherina macrocephala Agassiz 1835
G. †Atherinidarum Risso 1827
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†Atherinidarum bavayi Steurbaut 1984
G. Atherinomorus Fowler 1903
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Atherinomorus stipes Müller and Troschel 1848
G. †Merriamella Jordan 1907
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†Merriamella doryssa Jordan 1907
G. †Toroatherina Schwarzhans 2019
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†Toroatherina toroa Schwarzhans 2019
Fm. Atherionidae Schultz 1948
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G. Atherion Jordan and Starks 1901
Invalid names: Bedotiidae [empty], Dentatherinidae [empty], Isonidae [empty], Melanotaeniidae [empty], Phallostethidae [empty], Pseudomugilidae [empty], Telmatherinidae [empty]
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Fm. Atherinopsidae Fitzinger 1873
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G. Atherinops Steindachner 1875
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Atherinops affinis Ayers 1860 [topsmelt silverside]
G. Atherinopsis Girard 1854
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Atherinopsis californiensis Girard 1854 [jack silverside]
G. Leuresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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†Leuresthes distans Casier 1966
Leuresthes tenuis Ayres 1860 [California grunion]
G. †Zanteclites Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Zanteclites hubbsi Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. Chirostoma Swainson 1839
G. Colpichthys Hubbs 1918
G. Menidia Bonaparte 1836
G. †Palaeoatherina Ferrandini and Gaudant 1977
G. Pranesus Whitley 1930
G. Stenatherina Schulz 1948
Invalid names: Notocheiridae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Atherina macrocephala (94830)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Atherina debilis (237116)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Toroatherina toroa (219322 219503)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Atherina debilis (237132)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Atherina debilis (237139)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Atherina debilis (237115) Atherinidae indet. (75638)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Atherinidarum sp. (100232)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Atherina sp., Atherinomorus aquitanicus (219194)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Atherinidarum bavayi (219195)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Zanteclites hubbsi (186018 186020)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India Atherinomorus circularis (230225)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Serranus noetlingi (223639)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Atherinidarum sp. (220042 220043) Atherinomorus aquitanicus, Atherinidarum bavayi (219196)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Atherinidarum brzobohatyi (69098)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Trachinus mutabilis (67899 67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Atherinomorus aquitanicus, Atherinidarum bavayi (219197)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Atherina austriaca (161993 161995)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Atherina gidjakensis (174760 174955)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Moldova Atherina suchovi (211238)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Iran Atherina atropatiensis (219789)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Asti) Atherina sp. (237147)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Atherinidarum sp. (178120)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Atherina sp. (207587)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Zanteclites hubbsi (186045)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Atherina boyeri (210231 210234 210239 210248) Atherina sp. (220504 220507)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Atherina cavalloi (210236)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Atherina boyeri (222139)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Greece (Zakynthos) Atherinidae indet. (223917)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Atherinomorus stipes (186673)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Atherinopsis californiensis (219849)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Atherinidae indet. (22712)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Atherina boyeri (207357)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece (Rhodes) Atherina sp. (207580 207581)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Atherina boyeri (207569)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Menidia sp. (20402)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Atherinops affinis (226584 276728)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Atherina boyeri (207568 207570)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Atherinidae indet., Atherinopsis californiensis (219031) Atherinops affinis (226585) Atherinops affinis, Atherinopsis californiensis, Leuresthes tenuis (59063) Atherinopsis californiensis (190889)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Atherinops affinis, Atherinopsis californiensis (276600)