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Hippoglossidae

Osteichthyes - Heterosomata - Hippoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hippoglossidae is a family.

It was assigned to Heterosomata by Jordan (1963).

Subtaxa
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-06-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Hippoglossidae Jordan p. 668

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
orderHeterosomataCope 1871
familyHippoglossidae
familyHippoglossidae

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. Hippoglossus Jordan 1924
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Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt 1904 [Pacific halibut]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Chibanian or 15.98000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Hippoglossus hippoglossus (90354)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Hippoglossus stenolepis (84881)