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Gila

Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Taxonomy
Gila was named by Baird and Girard (1853).

It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Gila Baird and Girard
2012Gila Fierstine et al. p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
subphylumConodontophorida()
Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subclassApotheria
Lycopodiobiotina
phylumIsoetophyta
Otophysa
superorderCyprinae
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
familyCyprinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusGilaBaird and Girard 1853

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. †Gila Baird and Girard 1853
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Gila coerulea Girard 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 16.30000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) G. sp. (193968)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) G. coerulea (234659)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) G. coerulea (234663)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) G. coerulea (234637)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) G. bicolor (234664)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) G. sp. (20173)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.8 - 0.012USA (California) G. orcuttii (20323)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) G. orcutti (84885)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) G. bicolor (20273) G. sp. (236636)