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Blennius
Taxonomy
Blennius was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Blenniidae by Agiadi et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Blenniidae by Agiadi et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Blennius Linnaeus p. 256 |
2002 | Blennius Sepkoski |
2020 | Blennius Agiadi et al. p. 784 |
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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. Blennius Linnaeus 1758
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†Blennius cuneiformis Blainville 1818
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.12600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (8 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene | Greece (Greneva) | B. sp. (222448) | |
Tortonian | Greece (Crete) | B. ocellaris (207587) | |
Messinian | Italy | B. sp. (220507) | |
Zanclean | Greece (Peloponnese) | B. ocellaris (207769) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | B. ocellaris (159378) | |
Calabrian | Italy | B. ocellaris (159140 159288) | |
Ionian | Greece (Rhodes) | B. ocellaris (207568) |