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Bothus

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae

Taxonomy
Bothus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bothidae by Steurbaut (1984), Carnevale et al. (2006), Schwarzhans (2007) and Gol'din et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Bothus Rafinesque
1984Bothus Steurbaut p. 109
2002Bothus Sepkoski
2006Bothus Carnevale et al. p. 693
2007Bothus Schwarzhans p. 360
2020Bothus Gol'din et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Carangimorphariae
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyBothidae
genusBothusRafinesque 1810

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. Bothus Rafinesque 1810
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Bothus decipiens Casier 1966
†Bothus nativus Schwarzhans 2007
†Bothus parvulus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1883
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Gelasian or 47.80000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) B. nativus (188954)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France B. lapierrei (188957)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia (Zagreb) Rhombus parvulus (222486)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Romania B. parvulus (213740)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Russian Federation (Goryachii) B. sp. (211239)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy B. sp. (210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy B. sp. (57058)