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Gila

Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

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

It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Lugaski (1979), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
G. coerulea, G. milleri, G. traini
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. bicolor, G. orcutti, G. orcuttii, G. orcuttii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Gila Baird and Girard
1979Gila Lugaski p. 1160
2012Gila Fierstine et al. p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCyprinoidei
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
†Gila milleri Smith 1975
†Gila traini Lugaski 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 16.30000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (11 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 - 2.58USA (California) G. coerulea (234663)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Nevada) G. traini (228154)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) G. coerulea (234637)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) G. bicolor (234664)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) G. sp. (20173)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.4 - 0.014USA (California) G. orcuttii (20323)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) G. orcutti (84885)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) G. bicolor (20273) G. sp. (236636)