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Diplodus
Taxonomy
Diplodus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Sparinae by Steurbaut (1984); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sparidae by Arambourg (1927), Cicimurri et al. (2022); and to Sparidae by Steurbaut (1979), Day (2002), Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea (2003), Marsili et al. (2007), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Sparinae by Steurbaut (1984); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sparidae by Arambourg (1927), Cicimurri et al. (2022); and to Sparidae by Steurbaut (1979), Day (2002), Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea (2003), Marsili et al. (2007), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Diplodus Rafinesque |
| 1927 | Diplodus Arambourg p. 126 |
| 1979 | Diplodus Steurbaut p. 72 |
| 1984 | Diplodus Steurbaut p. 89 |
| 2002 | Diplodus Day p. 334 |
| 2002 | Diplodus Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Diplodus Vicens and Rodríguez-Perea p. 127 |
| 2007 | Diplodus Marsili et al. |
| 2022 | Diplodus Cicimurri et al. |
| 2025 | Diplodus Cicimurri et al. p. 95 |
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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. Diplodus Rafinesque 1810
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Diplodus annularis Linnaeus 1758
†Diplodus jamnitanus Valenciennes 1844
†Diplodus jomnitanus Valencienes 1844
†Diplodus karrerae Nolf and Steurbaut 1979
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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France | D. sp. (69805) | |
| Rupelian | USA (South Carolina) | D. sp. (224900) | |
| Chattian | USA (Mississippi) | D. sp. (133111) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Costa Rica | D. jomnitanus (187875) | |
| Burdigalian | Spain (Mallorca) | D. vulgaris, D. jomnitanus (155253) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy | D. sp. (70814) | |
| Burdigalian - Tortonian | France | D. jomnitanus (187577) | |
| Langhian | France | D. sp. (219197) | |
| MN 5 | Austria | D. incisivus (51002) | |
| MN 5 - MN 6 | Portugal | D. jomnitanus (65912) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | France | D. sp. (154318 154319) | |
| Badenian | Slovakia (Bratislava) | D. sp. (161996) | |
| Badenian | Poland | D. sp. (162017) | |
| Badenian | Czechia (Mikulov) | D. sitifensis (161995) D. sitifensis, D. sp. (161993) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Spain (Balearic Islands) | D. jommnitanus (162713 162714) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Portugal | D. jomnitanus (56459) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Costa Rica (Limon) | D. oweni (162678) | |
| Messinian | Algeria | D. jomnitanus (186631) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | D. sp., D. jomnitanus (59256) | |
| Zanclean | Greece (Peloponnese) | D. annularis (207769) | |
| Gelasian - Calabrian | Greece (Rhodes) | D. annularis (207571) | |
| Calabrian | Italy | D. puntazzo (159140) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain | D. sargus (90036) |