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Clupea (Meletta)

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Meletta was named by Valenciennes (1847). It is extant.

It was reranked as Clupea (Meletta) by Gorjanovic'-Kramberger (1884).

It was assigned to Clupea by Gorjanovic'-Kramberger (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Clupea (Meletta) Gorjanovic'-Kramberger

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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)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyClupeidaeCuvier 1817
genusClupea
subgenusMeletta(Valenciennes 1847)

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.

Subg. Clupea (Meletta) Valenciennes 1847
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†Meletta sardinites Heckel 1850
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available