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Sirembinae

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Sirembinae was named by Gill (1863).

It was reranked as the tribe Sirembini by Steurbaut (1984).

It was assigned to Neobythitinae by Steurbaut (1984); and to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Sirembinae Gill
1984Sirembini Steurbaut p. 62
2011Sirembinae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilySirembinaeGill 1863
subfamilySirembinaeGill 1863

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.

Subfm. †Sirembinae Gill 1863
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G. †Gadophycis Stinton 1965
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†Gadophycis bramscheensis Schwarzhans 2007
†Gadophycis serratus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
G. †Preophidion Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Preophidion convexus Stinton 1977
†Preophidion meyeri Koken 1888
†Preophidion petropolis Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Preophidion stintoni Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Sirembinorum Unknown
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†Sirembinorum obesus Grenfell 1984
G. Sirembo Bleeker 1857
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†Sirembo tumidus Nolf 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Altonian or 61.60000 to 15.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (Mississippi) Otolithus meyeri (163732)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Ukraine Gadophycis serratus, Preophidion convexus (159509)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Preophidion petropolis (84145)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Gadophycis bramscheensis, Preophidion convexus, Nolfophidion tumidus (188954)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Preophidion petropolis, Preophidion stintoni (84146)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Sirembo tumidus (188960)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) Preophidion petropolis, Preophidion stintoni (84144 84147)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Preophidion petropolis (7437 7438 7439)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Preophidion meyeri (32925) Sirembo sp. (75638)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Sirembo obesus (219615)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Sirembo obesus (219524)