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Sardina pilchardus

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Clupea pilchardus was named by Walbaum (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sardina pilchardus by Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Clupea pilchardus Walbaum
2006Sardina pilchardus Girone et al. p. 655

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyClupeidaeCuvier 1817
genusSardinaAntipa 1905
speciespilchardus(Walbaum 1792)

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.

Sardina pilchardus Walbaum 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available