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Syngnathidae

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Syngnathus heckeli de Zigno
1887Syngnathus bolcensis de Zigno
1943Syngnathidae David p. 84
1960Syngnathidae Danil'chenko p. 82
1963Syngnathidae Jordan p. 674
1978Syngnathidae Pietsch p. 527
2009Syngnathidae Zalohar et al. p. 80
2012Syngnathidae Fierstine et al. p. 92
2013Syngnathidae Betancur et al.
2014Syngnathidae Bannikov p. 27
2014Syngnathus bolcensis Bannikov p. 27
2014Syngnathus heckeli Bannikov p. 27
2016Syngnathidae Nelson et al. p. 407
2016Syngnathidae Přikryl et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderSyngnathiformes
suborderSyngnathoidei
familySyngnathidae
familySyngnathidae

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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G. Acanthognathus Duncker 1912
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†Acanthognathus incolumis Danil'chenko 1960
G. Bryx Herald 1940
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Subg. Bryx (Bryx) Herald 1940
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Bryx (Bryx) clarionensis Fritzsche 1980
Subg. Bryx (Simocampus) Fritzsche 1980
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Bryx (Simocampus) arctum Jenkins and Everman 1888
Bryx veleronis Herald 1940
G. Doryrhamphus Kaup 1853
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Doryrhamphus paulus Fritzsche 1980
†Doryrhamphus squalidus Danil'chenko 1960
Invalid names: Pristidoryrhamphus Fowler 1944 [synonym]
G. Dunckerocampus Whitley 1933
Subfm. †Eogastrophinae Jerzmanska 1968
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G. †Hipposyngnathus Danil'chenko 1960
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†Hipposyngnathus convexus Danil'chenko 1960
†Hipposyngnathus imporcitor Fritzsche 1980
†Hipposyngnathus neriticus Jerzmanska 1968
G. Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 [sea horse]
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Hippocampus ingens Girard 1859
†Hippocampus sarmaticus Zalohar et al. 2009
†Hippocampus slovenicus Zalohar et al. 2009
Invalid names: Farlapiscus Whitley 1931 [synonym], Hippohystrix Whitley 1940 [synonym]
G. Leptonotus Kaup 1853
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Leptonotus blainvilleanus Eydoux and Gervais 1837
G. †Prosolenostomus Blot 1981
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Subfm. †Pshekhagnathinae Bannikov et al. 2017
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G. †Pshekhagnathus Bannikov et al. 2017
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†Pshekhagnathus polypterus Bannikov et al. 2017
Subfm. †Syngnathinae
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G. †Maroubrichthys Parrin 1992
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†Maroubrichthys serratus Parrin 1992
G. †Nepigastrosyngnathus Pharisat 1993
G. Syngnathus Linnaeus 1758 [pipefish]
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†Syngnathus albyi Sauvage 1870
†Syngnathus altus Danil'chenko 1960
†Syngnathus avus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
†Syngnathus breviculus Blainville 1818
Syngnathus carinatus Gilbert 1892
†Syngnathus emeritus Fritzsche 1980
Syngnathus euchrous Fritzsche 1980
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†Syngnathus incertus Danil'chenko 1960
†Syngnathus incompletus Cosmovici 1887
Syngnathus insulae Fritzsche 1980
Syngnathus macrobrachium Fritzsche 1980
†Syngnathus opisthopterus Agassiz 1833
Invalid names: Dermatostethus Gill 1863 [synonym], Siphonostoma Rafinesque 1810 [synonym], Siphostoma Rafinesque 1810 [synonym], Syrictes Jordan and Evermann 1927 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hipposyngnathinae Fritzsche 1980 [empty], Syngnathus bolcensis de Zigno 1887 [invalid subgroup], Syngnathus heckeli de Zigno 1874 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Gelasian or 56.00000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Syngnathus heckeli, Syngnathus bolcensis, Prosolenostomus lessinii (94830)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation (Adygeia) Acanthognathus incolumis, Syngnathus incertus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Syngnathidae indet., Hipposyngnathus neriticus (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Georgia Syngnathidae indet. (186469)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Syngnathus sp., Doryrhamphus sp., Syngnathus incompletus (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Syngnathus incertus, Syngnathus altus, Syngnathus incompletus (113962)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Azerbaijan Hipposyngnathus convexus (186452)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation (North Ossetia) Acanthognathus squalidus (186466)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation Syngnathus altus (186461)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Azerbaijan Syngnathus altus (116633)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Austria Syngnathidae indet. (99160)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Syngnathus avus (186018)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Azerbaijan Syngnathus sp. (116635)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Czech Republic (Moravia) Syngnathus sp. (222391)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Cyprus Syngnathus albyi (66957)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (California) Syngnathus sp. (85313)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Italy Syngnathus albyi (185486)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovenia Hippocampus sarmaticus, Hippocampus slovenicus (103103)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Russian Federation (Goryachii) Syngnathidae indet. (211239)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Hipposyngnathus imporcitor (45489) Syngnathus emeritus (204559)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Syngnathus albyi (185752)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Syngnathus kaehsbaueri, Syngnathus albyi (207356)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malta Syngnathus sp. (210639)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Hipposyngnathus imporcitor (185679) Syngnathus avus (91023 179733) Syngnathus avus, Hipposyngnathus imporcitor (152598)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicile) Syngnathus albyi (210669)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicily) Syngnathus albyi (186578)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Syngnathus albyi (185692 186575 186576 186577 210251 210640)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Syngnathus albyi (186581)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Syngnathus albyi (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Syngnathus albyi (186583 186585 219784)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Syngnathus albyi (207361)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Syngnathus albyi (207364 207365)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Cyprus Syngnathus albyi (185663)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Syngnathus acus, Syngnathidae indet. (210256) Syngnathus acus, Syngnathus phlegon, Syngnathus sp. (210257) Syngnathus sp. (210255)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy Hippocampus sp., Syngnathus acus, Syngnathidae indet. (145678) Syngnathus acus (145680)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Syngnathus albyi (207303) Syngnathus sp. (207357)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Syngnathidae indet. (22712)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Hippocampus ramulosus (145683)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Syngnathus sp. (51511)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Hippocampus sp., Hippocampus rammulosus, Syngnathus acus, Syngnathidae indet. (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Syngnathus acusu (186574)