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Sardinops

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Sardinops was named by Hubbs (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Clupeiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Clupeidae by Nolf (1972), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019); and to Clupeinae by Steurbaut (1984), Kovalchuk et al. (2020) and Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Sardinops Hubbs
1972Sardinops Nolf p. 140
1984Sardinops Steurbaut p. 42
2002Sardinops Sepkoski
2017Sardinops Schwarzhans et al. p. 441
2019Sardinops Schwarzhans p. 97
2020Sardinops Kovalchuk et al.
2021Sardinops Oyanadel-Urbina et al. p. 349

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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
subfamilyClupeinaeCuvier 1817
genusSardinopsHubbs 1929

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. Sardinops Hubbs 1929
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Sardinops crassiposticus Steurbaut 1984
Sardinops robinsoni Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sardinops sagax Jenyns 1842
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 38.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France S. sp. (220174)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru S. sp. (98346)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) S. robinsoni (219615)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France S. crassiposticus (219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France S. crassiposticus (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) S. sp. (161449)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Chile S. sagax (221625)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru S. sagax (173255) S. sp. (183918) S. sp., S. sagax (96800)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) S. sp. (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile (Antwerpen) S. sagax (162358)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) S. sagax (219628)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) S. sagax (190889)