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Hippocampus (sea horse)
Taxonomy
Hippocampus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syngnathidae by Fritzsche (1980), Zalohar et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syngnathidae by Fritzsche (1980), Zalohar et al. (2009).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Hippocampus Rafinesque |
| 1931 | Farlapiscus Whitley |
| 1940 | Hippohystrix Whitley |
| 1980 | Hippocampus Fritzsche p. 185 |
| 2002 | Hippocampus Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Hippocampus Zalohar et al. p. 80 |
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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. Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 [sea horse]
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Hippocampus ingens Girard 1859
†Hippocampus sarmaticus Zalohar et al. 2009
†Hippocampus slovenicus Zalohar et al. 2009
Invalid names: Farlapiscus Whitley 1931 [synonym], Hippohystrix Whitley 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Sarmatian to the top of the Piacenzian or 12.80000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Sarmatian | Slovenia | Hippocampus sarmaticus, Hippocampus slovenicus (103103) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Italy | Hippocampus sp. (145678) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | Hippocampus ramulosus (145683) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Italy | Hippocampus sp., Hippocampus rammulosus (57058) |