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Peristedion cataphractum

Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae

Taxonomy
Trigla cataphracta was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was replaced with Peristedion malarmat by Lacépède (1801); it was recombined as Peristedion cataphractum by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Trigla cataphracta Linnaeus
1983Peristedion cataphractum Nolf and Steurbaut p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyTriglidae
genusPeristedionLacépède 1802
speciescataphractum(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

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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 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Peristedion cataphractum (178120)