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Otolithus (Platessa)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Platessa was named by Bassoli (1906).

It was reranked as Otolithus (Platessa) by Bassoli (1906).

It was assigned to Otolithus by Bassoli (1906).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Otolithus (Platessa) Bassoli

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyMuraenidae
genusOtolithusKoken 1884
subgenusPlatessa(Bassoli 1906)

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.

Subg. †Otolithus (Platessa) Bassoli 1906
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†Platessa sector Koken 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 20:50:21
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:50:21
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Platessa sp. (58419)