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Atherinopsis
Taxonomy
Atherinopsis was named by Girard (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1012]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Atheriniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Atherinopsidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Atheriniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Atherinopsidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Atherinopsis Girard p. 134 |
| 2002 | Atherinopsis Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Atherinopsis Fierstine et al. p. 82 |
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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. Atherinopsis Girard 1854
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Atherinopsis californiensis Girard 1854 [jack silverside]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Piacenzian | USA (California) | A. californiensis (219849) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | A. californiensis (59063 190889 219031) | |
| Holocene | USA (California) | A. californiensis (276600) |