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Plotosus
Taxonomy
Plotosus was named by Bloch (1794). It is extant. It is the type genus of Plotosidae.
It was assigned to Ariidae by Nolf and Aguilera (1998); and to Plotosidae by Stringer (1998).
It was assigned to Ariidae by Nolf and Aguilera (1998); and to Plotosidae by Stringer (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1794 | Plotosus Bloch |
| 1998 | Plotosus Nolf and Aguilera p. 239 |
| 1998 | Plotosus Stringer p. 150 |
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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. Plotosus Bloch 1794
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | USA (Texas) | P. sp. (237116) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Texas) | P. sp. (237143) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Venezuela (Paraguana) | P. sp. (118106) | |
| Pliocene | Jamaica | P. sp. (186673) |