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Albulidae

Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Albulidae Bleeker
1893Pterothrissidae Gill
1901Albulidae Woodward p. 59
1902Albulidae Hay p. 390
1963Albulidae Jordan p. 618
1963Pterothrissidae Jordan p. 619
1964Albulidae Estes p. 49
1966Albulidae Casier p. 133
1966Pterothrissidae Casier p. 419
1969Albulidae Estes p. 7
1970Albulidae Applegate p. 412
1970Albulidae Estes and Berberian p. 4
1973Pterothrissidae Forey p. 123
1973Albulidae Forey p. 153
1981Albulidae Thurmond and Jones p. 92
1983Pterothrissidae Fitch and Lavenberg
1984Pterothrissidae Gaemers p. 25
1988Albulidae Case and Schwimmer p. 299
1989Albulidae Bryant p. 25
1990Albulidae Nolf and Dockery III p. 3
1990Pterothrissidae Nolf and Dockery III p. 5
1992Albulidae Fielitz and Bardack
1993Pterothrissidae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 13
1993Albulidae Nolf and Dockery p. 25
1993Pterothrissidae Nolf and Dockery p. 27
1999Albulidae Weems p. 57
2001Albulidae Peng et al. p. 16
2003Albulidae Forey et al. p. 228
2003Pterothrissidae Schwarzhans p. 26
2006Albulidae Shimada et al. p. 26
2007Pterothrissidae Schwarzhans p. 302
2011Pterothrissidae Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 87
2013Albulidae Betancur et al.
2016Albulidae Nelson et al. p. 136
2019Albulidae Ebersole et al. p. 161
2020Albulidae Agiadi et al. p. 775
2022Albulidae Cicimurri et al.

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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)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859

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.

Fm. Albulidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Albulidarum Frizzell 1965
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Albulidarum ensis Nolf and Dockery III 1990
Subfm. Albulinae Bleeker 1859
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G. Albula Gronow 1763
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Albula bashiana Frizzell 1965
Albula dorsalis Priem 1914
Albula dunklei Applegate 1970
Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931
Albula lapidosa Nessov 1985
Albula oweni Agassiz 1844
G. †Macabi L-Recinos et al. 2023
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Macabi tojolabalensis L-Recinos et al. 2023
G. †Ancylostylos Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
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Ancylostylos gibbus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
G. †Anogmius Cope 1871
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Anogmius contractus Cope 1871
Anogmius intermedius Loomis 1900
Anogmius rotundus Loomis 1900
Anogmius zitteli Loomis 1900
Invalid names: Pseudothryptodus Loomis 1900 [synonym]
G. †Coriops Estes 1969
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Coriops amnicolus Estes 1969
G. †Cretalbula Nessov 1985
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Cretalbula hammada Nessov 1985
G. †Deltaichthys Fielitz and Bardack 1992
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Deltaichthys albuloides Fielitz and Bardack 1992
G. †Farinichthys Gallo and De Figueiredo 2003
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Farinichthys gigas Gallo and De Figueiredo 2003
G. †Greenwoodella Taverne and Ross 1973
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Greenwoodella tockensis Taverne and Ross 1973
G. †Italoalbula Taverne and Capasso 2018
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Italoalbula pietrarojae Taverne and Capasso 2018
G. †Lebonichthys Forey 1973
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Lebonichthys gracilis Davis 1887
Lebonichthys lewisi Davis 1887
Lebonichthys namourensis Forey et al. 2003
G. †Metalbula Frizzell 1965
G. †Prochanos Bassani 1879
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Prochanos rectifrons Bassani 1879
Subfm. Pterothrissinae Gill 1893
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G. †Hajulia Woodward 1942
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Hajulia multidens Woodward 1942
G. †Istieus Agassiz 1839
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Istieus gracilis Agassiz 1839
Istieus grandis Agassiz 1842
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Invalid names: Istieus macrocoelius von der Marck 1863 [synonym], Istieus mesospondylus von der Marck 1863 [synonym], Istieus microcephalus Agassiz 1842 [synonym]
Istieus lebanonensis Davis 1887
Istieus macrocephalus Agassiz 1842
G. †Nunaneichthys Hernández-Guerrero et al. 2021
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Nunaneichthys mexicanus Hernández-Guerrero et al. 2021
G. Pterothrissus Hilgendorf 1877
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Pterothrissus compactus Schwarzhans 1891
Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf 1977
Pterothrissus issus Hilgendorf 1877
Pterothrissus pervetustus Stinton 1957
G. †Syntegmodus Loomis 1900
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Syntegmodus altus Loomis 1900
Invalid names: Pterothrissidae Gill 1893 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 125.45000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 122.46 Ma

Collections (191 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Germany Greenwoodella tockensis (221372)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Nunaneichthys mexicanus (135815)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Albulidae indet. (31172)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Italy (Campania) Italoalbula pietrarojae (221195)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Italy (Salerno) Prochanos rectifrons (127349)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia Ancylostylos gibbus (144686)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8USA (Texas) Deltaichthys albuloides (134382)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Cretalbula hammada (64684 64685)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Cretalbula hammada (58490)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Albulidae indet. (213418)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Asturias) Coriops sp. (98396)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Albulidae indet. (132505)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Croatia Prochanos rectifrons (123565)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Clupea lewisii (216596) Hajulia multidens (221080 221233)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Lebonichthys namourensis (124426)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Albulidae indet. (35429 213403)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Coriops sp. (14385)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Albulidae indet. (213384)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Albulidae indet. (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Albulidae indet. (35365)