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Gasterosteiformes

Actinopteri - Gasterosteiformes

Taxonomy
Gasterosteiformes was named as an order. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hemibranchii by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006); to Percomorpha by Long (2011); and to Teleostei by Zalohar et al. (2009) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Gasterosteiformes Sepkoski
2006Gasterosteiformes Nelson
2009Gasterosteiformes Zalohar et al. p. 80
2011Gasterosteiformes Long p. 244
2012Gasterosteiformes Fierstine et al. p. 91

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderGasterosteiformes
orderGasterosteiformes

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. Aulorhynchus Gill 1861
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G. †Gasterorhamphosus Sorbini 1981
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Invalid names: Aulorhynchoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty], Gasterosteoidea Pietsch 1978 [empty]
G. Nerophis Rafinesque 1810
G. †Protorhamphosus Daniltshenko 1968
G. †Urosphenopsis Daniltshenko 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:20:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:20:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan Protorhamphosus parvulus, Urosphenopsis sagitta (186444)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nerophis sp. (68021)