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Atherina
Taxonomy
Atherina was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Mugiles by Agassiz (1835); to Atheriniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Carapidae by Girone et al. (2006); and to Atherinidae by Steurbaut (1979), Carnevale et al. (2011), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014) and Argyriou (2022).
It was assigned to Mugiles by Agassiz (1835); to Atheriniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Carapidae by Girone et al. (2006); and to Atherinidae by Steurbaut (1979), Carnevale et al. (2011), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014) and Argyriou (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Atherina Linnaeus p. 315 |
| 1835 | Atherina Agassiz p. 43ff |
| 1979 | Atherina Steurbaut p. 65 |
| 2002 | Atherina Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Atherina Girone et al. p. 656 |
| 2011 | Atherina Carnevale et al. p. 750 |
| 2014 | Atherina Bannikov p. 26 |
| 2014 | Atherina Carnevale et al. p. 42 |
| 2022 | Atherina Argyriou p. 111 |
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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. Atherina Linnaeus 1758
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†Atherina atropatiensis Carnevale et al. 2011
Atherina boyeri Risso 1810
†Atherina gidjakensis Pobedina 1956
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Invalid names: Atherina austriaca Strashimirov 1981 [synonym], Atherina kalinoraensis Rueckert-Uelkuemen and Kaya 1993 [synonym], Otolithus albitus Djafarova 2006 [synonym], Rhombus karaganensis Suzin 1968 [synonym], Serranus noetlingi Koken 1891 [synonym], Trachinus mutabilis Koken 1891 [synonym]
†Atherina macrocephala Agassiz 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Ionian or 56.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Italy | A. macrocephala (94830) | |
| Chattian | France | A. sp. (219194) | |
| Neogene | Indonesia (Aceh) | Serranus noetlingi (223639) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand | Trachinus mutabilis (67899 67900) | |
| Serravallian | Kazakhstan | A. gidjakensis (174760 174955) | |
| Badenian | Czech Republic (Mikulov) | A. austriaca (161993 161995) | |
| Sarmatian | Moldova | A. suchovi (211238) | |
| Tortonian | Iran | A. atropatiensis (219789) | |
| Tortonian | Greece (Crete) | A. sp. (207587) | |
| Messinian | Italy | A. boyeri (210231 210234 210239 210248) A. sp. (220504 220507) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Emilia-Romagna) | A. cavalloi (210236) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Tuscany) | A. boyeri (222139) | |
| Piacenzian | Greece (Crete) | A. boyeri (207357) | |
| Gelasian | Greece (Rhodes) | A. sp. (207580 207581) | |
| Gelasian - Calabrian | Greece (Rhodes) | A. boyeri (207569) | |
| Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | A. boyeri (207568 207570) |