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Opisthonema

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Opisthonema was named by Gill (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Clupeiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clupeidae by David (1943), Constantin (1999) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Opisthonema Gill
1943Opisthonema David p. 84
1999Opisthonema Constantin
2002Opisthonema Sepkoski
2012Opisthonema Fierstine et al. p. 25

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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
genusOpisthonemaGill 1862

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. Opisthonema Gill 1862
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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 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Barstovian or 33.90000 to 13.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania O. periscum (113962)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (California) O. palosverdensis (85313)