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Osmeriformes

Actinopteri - Osmeriformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Osmeriformes Sepkoski
2006Osmeriformes Nelson
2011Osmeriformes Long p. 243
2013Osmeriformes Betancur et al.
2016Osmeriformes Nelson et al. p. 256

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiatii
orderOsmeriformes
orderOsmeriformes

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. Allosmerus Hubbs 1925
G. †Carpathichthys Jerzmanska 1979
G. †Enoplophthalmus Sauvage 1880
G. Maulisia Parr 1960
G. †Nybelinoides Taverne 1982
G. Opisthoproctus Vaillant 1888
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G. Hypomesus Gill 1862
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Hypomesus glaber Stinton 1962
Hypomesus pennatus Casier 1966
G. Spirinchus Jordan and Evermann 1896
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Spirinchus akagii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1999
Invalid names: Plecoglossidae [empty], Prototroctidae [empty], Retropinnidae [empty], Salangidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:31:28
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:09
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Enoplophthalmus sp. (84606)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Opisthoproctus stellaris, Opisthoproctus weitzmani (219194)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Hypomesus glaber (46165)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) Retropinnidae indet. (224044)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Tottori) Spirinchus akagii (190896)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Sparidarum glaber (182909)