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Sardinops robinsoni

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae

Taxonomy
Sardinops robinsoni was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is OU22806, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cosy Dell Farm, which is in a Duntroonian estuary/bay horizon in the Chatton Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Sardinops robinsoni Schwarzhans et al. p. 441
2019Sardinops robinsoni Schwarzhans p. 97
2024Sardinops robinsoni Robinson et al. p. 571

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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
superorderClupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
suborderClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyClupeidaeCuvier 1817
genusSardinopsHubbs 1929
speciesrobinsoni

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.

Sardinops robinsoni Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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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 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Sardinops robinsoni (type locality: 219615)