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Clupea testis

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae

Taxonomy
Clupea testis was named by Koken (1891). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Clupea testis Koken
1969Clupea testis Heinrich p. 13
1975Clupea testis Holec p. 254

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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
genusClupea
speciestestis

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.

Clupea testis Koken 1891
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Clupea testis (46096)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) Clupea testis (161965)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia Clupea testis (89152)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Germany Clupea testis (223566)