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Anchoa

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Anchoa was named by Jordan and Evermann (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Clupeidae by Schwarzhans (1980); and to Clupeiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Anchoa Jordan and Evermann
1980Anchoa Schwarzhans p. 15
2002Anchoa Sepkoski

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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
genusAnchoaJordan and Evermann 1927

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.

G. Anchoa Jordan and Evermann 1927
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Anchoa nitida Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available