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Psettodidae

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Psettodidae

Taxonomy
Psettodidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterosomata by Jordan (1963); to Psettodoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Pleuronectiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Psettodidae Jordan p. 667
2013Psettodidae Betancur et al.
2016Psettodidae Nelson et al. p. 397

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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
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPsettodoidei
familyPsettodidae
familyPsettodidae

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.

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G. †Citharopsettodes Schwarzhans 1978
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Citharopsettodes angustus Schwarzhans 1978
G. Psettodes Bennett 1831
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Psettodes spinosus Nolf 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eocene to the top of the Zanclean or 56.00000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Psettodes oedelemensis, Psettodes spinosus (220174)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Psettodes sp. (220042)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Psettodes sp. (219197)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) Citharopsettodes angustus (138094)