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Alosa sapidissima

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes - Clupeidae

Taxonomy
Clupea sapidissima was named by Wilson (1811).

It was recombined as Alosa sapidissima by Purdy et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Clupea sapidissima Wilson
2001Alosa sapidissima Purdy et al. p. 164

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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
genusAlosaLinck 1790
speciessapidissima(Wilson 1811)

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.

Alosa sapidissima Wilson 1811
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Alosa sapidissima (52582)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Alosa sapidissima (224189)