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Chitonotus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Cottidae

Taxonomy
Chitonotus was named by Lockington (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cottidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Chitonotus Lockington
2002Chitonotus Sepkoski
2012Chitonotus Fierstine et al. p. 108

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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
familyCottidae
genusChitonotusLockington 1881

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. Chitonotus Lockington 1881
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Chitonotus pugetensis Steindachner 1876 [roughback sculpin]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chibanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) C. pugetensis (226584 276728)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) C. pugetensis (59063 219031)