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Sardinioididae

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Sardinioididae

Taxonomy
Sardinioididae was named by Goody (1969). Its type is Sardinioides.

It was assigned to Myctophiformes by Goody (1969) and Dietze (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sardinioididae Goody p. 153
2009Sardinioididae Dietze p. 564

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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
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familySardinioididae
familySardinioididae

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. †Sardinioididae Goody 1969
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G. †Sardinioides von der Marck 1858
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†Sardinioides attenuatus Woodward 1901
†Sardinioides crassicaudus von der Marck 1863
†Sardinioides macrophthalmus von der Marck 1868
†Sardinioides minimus Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Osmeroides pontivagus Hay 1903 [synonym]
†Sardinioides monasterii Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Osmeroides microcephalus Agassiz 1839 [synonym], Sardinioides macropterygius von der Marck 1885 [synonym], Sardinioides minutus von der Marck 1885 [synonym], Sardinioides tenuicaudus von der Marck 1863 [synonym]
†Sardinioides pusillus Woodward 1901
Invalid names: Cassandra White and Moy-Thomas 1940 [synonym], Leptosomus von der Marck 1863 [synonym]
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 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
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 Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Osmeroides pontivagus (221229 221230) Sardinioides minimus (127467 221158)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Sardinioides illustrans (222454)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Clupea minima (221187) Leptosomus macrourus, Leptosomus crassicostatus (221226)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Leptosomus guestphalicus (221714) Sardinioides crassicaudus, Leptosomus elongatus, Dermatoptychus macrophthalmus, Sardinioides monasterii, Sardinioides tenuicaudus, Sardinioides minutus, Sardinioides macropterygius (213198) Sardinioides microcephalus (221711) Sardinioides monasterii (221712)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Greece Sardinioididae indet. (207367)