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Citharus

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae

Taxonomy
Citharus was named by Reinhardt (1838) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Citharidae by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984); to Bothidae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Gaemers (1984); and to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. lusitanicus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. latisulcatus, C. linguatula, C. schuberti, C. varians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Citharus Reinhardt
1979Citharus Steurbaut p. 76
1983Citharus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 187
1984Citharus Gaemers p. 45
1984Citharus Steurbaut p. 107
2002Citharus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyCitharidaede Buen 1935
genusCitharusReinhardt 1838

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. Citharus Reinhardt 1838
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†Citharus lusitanicus Jonet 1973
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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Piacenzian or 27.30000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary C. sp. (184477 187352)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France C. sp. (219194)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France C. sp. (219195)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France C. linguatula, C. sp., C. lusitanicus (219196)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand C. latisulcatus (67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France C. linguatula, C. lusitanicus (219197)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) C. lusitanicus (161993 161995)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy C. schuberti (178120)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) C. linguatula (207357)