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Atherinopsis

Osteichthyes - Atheriniformes - Atherinopsidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Atherinopsis Girard p. 134
2002Atherinopsis Sepkoski
2012Atherinopsis Fierstine et al. p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
suborderAtherinopsoidei
familyAtherinopsidaeFitzinger 1873
genusAtherinopsisGirard 1854

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
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: 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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) A. californiensis (219849)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) A. californiensis (59063 190889 219031)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) A. californiensis (276600)