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Blenniomorphae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Blenniimorphae is a superorder. It is extant.

It was corrected as Blenniomorphae by van der Laan (2019).

It was assigned to Ovalentariae by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Blenniimorphae Betancur et al.
2019Blenniomorphae van der Laan p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderBlenniomorphae
superorderBlenniomorphae

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.

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Subor. Blennioidei Agassiz 1835
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G. †Blenniidarum Unknown
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†Blenniidarum bicipitis Steurbaut 1984
G. Blennius Linnaeus 1758
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†Blennius cuneiformis Blainville 1818
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758
G. Clinus Cuvier 1817
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Subg. Clinus (Labrisomus) Swainson 1839
G. Exallias Jordan and Evermann 1905
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†Exallias vectensis Nolf 1972
G. †Parablennius Ribeiro 1915
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†Parablennius prokofievi Bratishko et al. 2015
G. †Paranarrhichas Bohm 1926
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†Paranarrhichas damesi Bohm 1926
G. Salaria Forskål 1775
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Salaria pavo Risso 1810
G. Tripterygion Risso 1826
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†Tripterygion pronasus Arambourg 1927
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G. Dactylagnus Gill 1863
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G. Forsterygion Whitley and Phillipps 1939
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†Forsterygion jawadi Schwarzhans 2019
G. Gilloblennius Whitley and Phillipps 1939
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G. Matanui Jawad and Clements 2004
G. Ruanoho Hardy 1986
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Ruanoho whero Hardy 1986
G. †Tongarewa Schwarzhans 2019
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†Tongarewa clementsi Schwarzhans 2019
†Tongarewa waihaonesis Schwarzhans 2019
Invalid names: Chaenopsidae [empty], Clinidae [empty], Labrisomidae [empty]
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G. †Bulbiceps Jordan 1919
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†Bulbiceps raninus Jordan 1919
Invalid names: Anarrhichthyidae [empty], Atopoclinidae [empty], Emblemariidae [empty], Notograptidae [empty], Ophioclinidae [empty], Peronedyidae [empty], Runulidae [empty], Xenocephalidae [empty], Xiphisternidae [empty]
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G. Lonchopisthus Myers 1935
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G. Opistognathus Cuvier 1816
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†Opistognathus wharekuriensis Schwarzhans 2019
Invalid names: Gobiesociformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-21 04:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Exallias vectensis (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Blenniidae indet. (200654)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Virginia) Blennius cor, Labrisomus eocaenicus (237135)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Opistognathus tertius (41992 41996)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Blennius cor (237117 237139)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Blennius cor (237132)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Paranarrhichas damesi (149316)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Blennius cor (237115)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Opistognathus wharekuriensis (219570)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Greece (Greneva) Blennius sp. (222448)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Bulbiceps raninus (186008)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Tongarewa waihaonesis (219588 219591)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Blenniidae indet. (220042 220043)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Tongarewa waihaonesis (219594 219599)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Blenniidae indet., Blennioidei indet. (219197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Parablennius prokofievi (174760)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Lonchopisthus sp. (145519 145520 145523)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Blennius ocellaris (207587)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Opistognathus sp. (172931)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Blennius sp. (220507)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Clinus pronuchipinnis, Tripterygion pronasus (59256)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Opistognathidae indet. (135043)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Blennius ocellaris (207769)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Lonchopisthus micrognathus (186673)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Blenniidae indet. (207357) Blennius pavo (207358)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Blennius ocellaris (159378)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Forsterygion jawadi, Gilloblennius tripennis, Matanui bathytaton (219635) Forsterygion malcolmi, Gilloblennius tripennis, Matanui bathytaton, Ruanoho whero (219633)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Blennius ocellaris (159140 159288)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Blennius ocellaris (207568)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Forsterygion malcolmi, Matanui bathytaton (219641) Matanui bathytaton (219640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Vizcaya) Blenniidae indet. (125319)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Baja California) Clinidae indet. (191984)