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Atherinopsidae

Actinopteri - Atheriniformes - Atherinopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Atherinopsidae Fierstine et al. p. 81
2013Atherinopsidae Betancur et al.
2016Atherinopsidae Nelson et al. p. 355

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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
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
familyAtherinopsidae
familyAtherinopsidae

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. Atherinops Steindachner 1875
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Atherinops affinis Ayers 1860
G. Atherinopsis Girard 1854
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G. Leuresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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†Leuresthes distans Casier 1966
Leuresthes tenuis Ayres 1860
G. †Zanteclites Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Zanteclites hubbsi Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Zanteclites hubbsi (186018)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Zanteclites hubbsi (186045)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Atherinopsis californiensis (219849)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Atherinopsis californiensi, Atherinops affinis, Leuresthes tenuis (59063) Atherinopsis californiensis (190889)