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Rhombocitharus

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae

Taxonomy
Rhombocitharus was named by Schwarzhans (1994).

It was assigned to Citharidae by Schwarzhans (2007), Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Rhombocitharus Schwarzhans
2007Rhombocitharus Schwarzhans p. 358
2019Rhombocitharus Schwarzhans p. 230

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyCitharidae
genusRhombocitharusSchwarzhans 1994

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. †Rhombocitharus Schwarzhans 1994
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†Rhombocitharus novaezeelandiae Schwarzhans 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Altonian or 33.90000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany R. rhenanus (95898)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) R. novaezeelandiae (219319)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) R. novaezeelandiae (219591)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) R. novaezeelandiae (219318 219341 219593)