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Spicara smaris

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Centracanthidae

Taxonomy
Sparus smaris was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Spicara smaris by Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Sparus smaris Linnaeus
1984Spicara smaris Steurbaut p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderSpariformes
familyCentracanthidae
genusSpicaraRafinesque 1810
speciessmaris(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Spicara smaris Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece (Rhodes) Spicara smaris (207579 207580 207581)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Spicara smaris (207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Spicara smaris (159378)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Spicara smaris (159140 159288)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Spicara smaris (207568)