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Leuresthes
Taxonomy
Leuresthes was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Atherinidae by Casier (1966); to Atheriniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Atherinopsidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Atherinidae by Casier (1966); to Atheriniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Atherinopsidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1880 | Leuresthes Jordan and Gilbert p. 29 |
| 1966 | Leuresthes Casier p. 454 |
| 2002 | Leuresthes Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Leuresthes 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. Leuresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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†Leuresthes distans Casier 1966
Leuresthes tenuis Ayres 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | L. tenuis (59063) |