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Sillaginidae

Actinopteri - Sillaginidae

Taxonomy
Sillaginidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Spariformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Sillaginidae Jordan p. 702
2013Sillaginidae Betancur et al.
2016Sillaginidae Nelson et al. p. 503

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
familySillaginidae
familySillaginidae

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. †Sillaginidarum Unknown
G. Sillaginodes Gill 1862
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†Sillaginodes albisaxosus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Sillago Cuvier 1817
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†Sillago campbellensis Schwarzhans 1985
Sillago ciliata Cuvier 1829
†Sillago maxwelli Schwarzhans 2019
†Sillago mckayi Schwarzhans 1985
†Sillago pliocaenica Stinton 1952
†Sillago recta Schwarzhans 1980
†Sillago schwarzhansi Steurbaut 1984
†Sillago ventriosus Steurbaut 1984
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 Bortonian to the top of the Holocene or 42.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Kachchh) Silaginidarum sp. (202251)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Sillago maxwelli (219322 219503)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Sillago pliocenica (219155)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Australia (Victoria) Sillago pliocenica (219143)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Sillago hassovicus (95898)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Sillago hassovicus (184477)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Sillago ventriosus (219194)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Sillaginidarum sp. (219160)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Sillago mckayi (219138) Sillago pliocaenica (48647 176295)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Sillago recta (219614)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Sillago pliocaenica (174215)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Sillago schwarzhansi (219196)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Sillago recta (219524 219525)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Sillago recta (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Sillaginodes albisaxosus (219598 219606 219607) Sillaginodes albisaxosus, Sillaginoides sp. (219318) Sillago recta (219592 219593) Sillago recta, Sillaginodes albisaxosus (219744)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Sillago pliocaenica (46165)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Sillago campbellensis (219144) Sillago pliocaenica (122349) Sillago pliocenica (72231)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Sillago pliocenica (182910)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Sillago pliocaenica (46167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Sillago pliocaenica (219139) Sillago pliocenica, Sillaginoides punctata (182909)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Sillago ciliata (219640)