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Clupeonella (sprat)

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae

Taxonomy
Clupeonella was named by Kessler (1877). It is extant.

It was assigned to Clupeinae by Kovalchuk et al. (2020).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Clupeonella Kessler
2020Clupeonella Kovalchuk et al.

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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
subfamilyClupeinaeCuvier 1817
genusClupeonellaKessler 1877

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. Clupeonella Kessler 1877 [sprat]
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Messinian or 20.45000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Clupeonella humilis (69098)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Azerbaijan Clupeonella humilis (116635)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Azerbaijan Clupeonella sp. (116636)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Clupeonella sp. (220507)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Clupeonella maccagnoi (210236)