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Gasterosteus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Gasterosteidae

Taxonomy
Gasterosteus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 718]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Gasterosteidae.

It was assigned to Gasterosteidae by Hay (1902); and to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Gasterosteus Linnaeus p. 295
1902Gasterosteus Hay p. 397
2002Gasterosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderGasterosteales
familyGasterosteidae
genusGasterosteus

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. Gasterosteus Linnaeus 1758
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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758 [three-spined stickleback]
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Invalid names: Pungitius haynesi David 1945 [synonym]
†Gasterosteus bispinosus Walbaum 1792
†Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus 1766
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 10.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) G. aculeatus (52211)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) G. doryssus (192039)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Pungitius haynesi (204964)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) G. aculeatus (20173)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) G. aculeatus (84880 84885)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) G. aculeatus (20273) G. sp. (236636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) G. aculeatus (163070 163075)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) G. aculeatus (122099)