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Toroatherina

Actinopteri - Atheriniformes - Atherinidae

Taxonomy
Toroatherina was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type is Toroatherina toroa.

It was assigned to Atherinidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
T. toroa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Toroatherina Schwarzhans p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderAtheriniformesRosen 1966
familyAtherinidae
genusToroatherina

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. †Toroatherina Schwarzhans 2019
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†Toroatherina toroa Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans 2019A fossil otolith-based genus of the family Atherinidae with the following combination of characters: Compressed, high-bodied outline. Inner face strongly convex; outer face concave. Sulcus distinctly suprame- dian, with very short and not much widened ostium and caudal tip being distinctly turned downward at about 90°. CaL:OsL = 3.5-4.2. Ventral furrow developed as terrace separating smooth upper part and intensely ornamented lower part of ventral field.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bortonian or 42.60000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) T. toroa (219322 219503)