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Cyclopterus

Osteichthyes - Scleroparei

Taxonomy
Cyclopterus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant. Its type is Cyclopterus lumpus. It is the type genus of Cyclopteridae, Cyclopteroidea.

It was assigned to Cyclopteridae by Hay (1902); to Scleroparei by Frost (1934); and to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. lumpus (type species), C. trifoliatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cyclopterus Linnaeus p. 260
1902Cyclopterus Hay p. 407
1934Cyclopterus Frost p. 141
2002Cyclopterus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderScleroparei
genusCyclopterus

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. Cyclopterus Linnaeus 1758
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Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus 1788
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: 2009-07-21 04:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) C. trifoliatus (204336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) C. lumpus (51024)