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Argentina
Taxonomy
Argentina was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant. Its type is Argentina sphyraena.
It was assigned to Osmeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Argentinidae by Casier (1966), Steurbaut (1979), Schwarzhans (1980), Steurbaut (1984), Gaemers (1984), Schwarzhans (2003), Schwarzhans (2004), Girone et al. (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Schwarzhans and Miàn (2017), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019).
It was assigned to Osmeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Argentinidae by Casier (1966), Steurbaut (1979), Schwarzhans (1980), Steurbaut (1984), Gaemers (1984), Schwarzhans (2003), Schwarzhans (2004), Girone et al. (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Schwarzhans and Miàn (2017), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019).
Species
A. antarctica, A. cyclomorpha, A. elongata, A. extenuata, A. longirostris, A. retusa, A. rumana, A. sphyraena (type species), A. striata, A. subfrigida
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Argentina Linnaeus p. 315 |
| 1966 | Argentina Casier p. 420 |
| 1979 | Argentina Steurbaut p. 55 |
| 1980 | Argentina Schwarzhans p. 37 |
| 1984 | Argentina Gaemers p. 26 |
| 1984 | Argentina Steurbaut p. 45 |
| 2002 | Argentina Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Argentina Schwarzhans p. 40 |
| 2004 | Argentina Schwarzhans p. 8 |
| 2006 | Argentina Girone et al. p. 655 |
| 2012 | Argentina Fierstine et al. p. 38 |
| 2017 | Argentina Lin et al. p. 13 |
| 2017 | Argentina Schwarzhans and Miàn p. 66 |
| 2017 | Argentina Schwarzhans et al. p. 152 |
| 2019 | Argentina Schwarzhans p. 100 |
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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. Argentina Linnaeus 1758
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†Argentina antarctica Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Argentina cyclomorpha Weiler 1950
†Argentina elongata Weiler 1943
Argentina extenuata Casier 1966
†Argentina longirostris Schwarzhans 2003
†Argentina retusa Casier 1966
†Argentina rumana Weiler 1943
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
Argentina striata Goode and Bean 1896
Argentina subfrigida Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Collections (42 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Selandian | Denmark | A. longirostris (159792 159793 159794) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | A. antarctica (176085) | |
| Rupelian | Belgium | A. parvula (188930) | |
| Rupelian | Germany | A. parvula (46096) | |
| Chattian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | A. parvula, A. sp. (32012) | |
| Chattian | Hungary | A. sp. (187352) | |
| Duntroonian | New Zealand (South Island) | A. subfrigida (219569) | |
| Waitakian | New Zealand (South Island) | A. subfrigida (219334 219336 219577 219578 219579 219580 219582 219585) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (South Island) | A. subfrigida (219587 219591) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (North Island) | A. subfrigida (219517) | |
| Burdigalian | France | A. sp. (220042 220043) A. sphyraena (219196) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand | A. subfrigida (67900) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | A. subfrigida (219271 219341 219597 219598 219602 219606 219622) | |
| Langhian | France | A. sphyraena (219197) | |
| Clifdenian | New Zealand (South Island) | A. subfrigida (219623) | |
| Lillburnian - Waiauan | New Zealand (South Island) | A. subfrigida (219610) | |
| Serravallian | Romania | A. elongata (222592) A. rumana (222591) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | A. sp. (78437) | |
| Zanclean | Italy | A. sphyraena (210256) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Italy | A. sphyraena (57058) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | A. sphyraena (159378) | |
| Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | A. sphyraena (207568) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | A. sialis (59063) |