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Trichodontidae

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Trichodontidae

Taxonomy
Trichodontidae was named by Bleeker (1859). It is extant.

It was assigned to Trichodontiformes by Jordan (1963); to Scorpaeniformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Cottales by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Trichodontidae Bleeker
1963Trichodontidae Jordan p. 703
2016Trichodontidae Nelson et al. p. 488
2019Trichodontidae van der Laan p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottoidei()
infraorderCottales
familyTrichodontidaeBleeker 1859
familyTrichodontidaeBleeker 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. Trichodontidae Bleeker 1859
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G. Trichodon Tilesius 1813
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Trichodon obesus Schwarzhans 1980
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Altonian or 18.70000 to 15.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Trichodon obesus (67900)