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Blenniidae

Actinopteri - Blenniiformes - Blenniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Blenniidae Jordan p. 732
2013Blenniidae Betancur et al.
2020Blenniidae Agiadi et al. p. 784

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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
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Ovalentariae
superorderBlenniimorphae
orderBlenniiformes
suborderBlennioidei()
familyBlenniidae
familyBlenniidae

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. †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
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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
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 Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Exallias vectensis (220174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Blenniidae indet. (200654)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Paranarrhichas damesi (149316)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene28.1 - 15.97Greece (Greneva) Blennius sp. (222448)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Blenniidae indet. (220042 220043)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Blenniidae indet. (219197)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Parablennius prokofievi (174760)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Blennius ocellaris (207587)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Blennius sp. (220507)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Clinus pronuchipinnis, Tripterygion pronasus (59256)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Blennius ocellaris (207769)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Blenniidae indet. (207357) Blennius pavo (207358)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Blennius ocellaris (159378)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy Blennius ocellaris (159140 159288)
Ionian0.781 - 0.126Greece (Rhodes) Blennius ocellaris (207568)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain (Vizcaya) Blenniidae indet. (125319)