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Bothus

Osteichthyes - 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), Gol'din et al. (2020).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

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
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
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: Kiessling 2004, 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 48.07000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) B. nativus (188954)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France B. lapierrei (188957)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania B. parvulus (213740)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia (Zagreb) Rhombus parvulus (222486)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Russian Federation (Goryachii) B. sp. (211239)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy B. sp. (210256)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy B. sp. (57058)