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Sparidae

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Sparidae Bonaparte
1902Sparidae Hay p. 405
1946Sparidae Rapp p. 512
2009Sparidae Schneider et al.
2016Sparidae Nelson et al. p. 505
2018Sparidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832

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.

Fm. Sparidae Bonaparte 1832
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G. †Archosargus Gill 1865
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G. Boops Cuvier 1814
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†Boops neogenicus Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
†Boops roulei Arambourg 1927
G. Box Valenciennes 1830
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Box roulei Arambourg 1927
G. Calamus Swainson 1839
G. Crenidens Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
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Crenidens intermedius Arambourg 1927
Invalid names: Crenidens Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830 [objective synonym]
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Invalid names: Phacodus Cope 1869 [replaced]
G. Dentex Cuvier 1815
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Subg. †Dentex (Cheimerius) Smith 1938
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†Dentex (Cheimerius) gibbosus Nofl and Steurbaut 1979
Subg. Dentex (Polysteganus) Klunzinger 1870
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†Dentex (Polysteganus) gregarius Nolf and Steurbaut 1979
†Dentex balonggensis Vorstman 1927
†Dentex barbarus Arambourg 1927
†Dentex breviceps Agassiz 1839
†Dentex crassispinus Agassiz 1839
†Dentex elegans Prochazka 1893
†Dentex faujasii Agassiz 1839
Dentex gregarius Koken 1891
†Dentex leptacanthus Agassiz 1835
†Dentex microdon Agassiz 1839
†Dentex nobilis Koken 1891
†Dentex nobilis miocenia Weiler 1950
†Dentex pentagonalis Stinton 1957
†Dentex pulcher Frost 1934
†Dentex subnobilis Schubert 1906
†Dentex tardinensis Leriche 1908
†Dentex ventralis Agassiz 1839
G. Evynnis Thompson and Thompson 1912
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†Evynnis abax Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Lagodon Holbrook 1855
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†Lagodon rhomboides Linnaeus 1766
G. Pagrus Lacépède 1802
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Pagrus auratus Forster 1801
†Pagrus bognoriensis Casier 1966
†Pagrus hyneus Purdy et al. 2001
†Pagrus mauritanicus Arambourg 1927
G. †Paracalamus Arambourg 1927
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†Paracalamus doumergui Arambourg 1927
G. †Pshekharus Bannikov and Kotylar 2015
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†Pshekharus yesinorum Bannikov and Kotylar 2015
G. †Rhythmias Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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†Rhythmias gaviotae David 1943
†Rhythmias starrii Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Subfm. †Sparinae Sparinae
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G. †Liognathus Newberry 1873
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†Liognathus spatulus Newberry 1873
G. Oblada Cuvier 1829
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†Oblada chainei Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
†Oblada joneti Stinton and Nolf 1970
G. Pagellus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830
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†Pagellus acarne Risso 1826
†Pagellus albuquerquae Steurbaut and Jonet 1982
†Pagellus concavus Frost 1926
Pagellus coupei Dieuzeide 1960
†Pagellus gregarius Koken 1891
†Pagellus leptosomus Arambourg 1927
†Pagellus leptosteus Agassiz 1839
†Pagellus libanicus Pictet 1850
†Pagellus marbellensis Sulc 1932
†Pagellus pamunkeyensis Lin and Nolf 2022
†Pagellus stenoura Sauvage 1873
G. †Pagrosomus Gill 1893
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†Pagrosomus aurata Forster 1801
†Pagrosomus comptus Casier 1966
G. Sparus Linnaeus 1758
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†Sparus brusinai Kramberger 1882
†Sparus caraibaeus Casier 1958
†Sparus cinctus Agassiz 1843
†Sparus compactus Arambourg 1927
†Sparus neogenus Arambourg 1927
G. †Stenotomus Gill 1865
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†Stenotomus chrysops Linnaeus 1766
Invalid names: Pagellinae [empty]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 99.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (141 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Acanthophoria libanica (221161)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Pagellus libanicus (221187)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mali Sparidae indet. (114954)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Dentex dubius (219008) Sparus sp. (219001)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Dentex microdon, Dentex ventralis (94830)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Oblada joneti (220174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Virginia) Pagellus pamunkeyensis (237135)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Barbados Sparus sp., Sparus caraibaeus (221168)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Oblada joneti (123069)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Otolithus concavus (60711)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Dentex ovatus, Sparus sp. (41992 41996) Sparus sp. (41888 41989 41994 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Dentex sp., Haemulidarum pulcher (188954)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Dentex sp. (205332)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria Pagellus concavus (32905)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Otolithus nobilis (42636 42639)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Cantharus perneri, Pagellus marbellensis (222677)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France Sparus sp. (69805)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Pagellus sp. (188930)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Dentex gregarius (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sparus schopii (68021)