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Lyopsetta

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae

Taxonomy
Lyopsetta was named by Jordan and Goss (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pleuronectidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Lyopsetta Jordan and Goss
2002Lyopsetta Sepkoski
2012Lyopsetta Fierstine et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyPleuronectidae
genusLyopsettaJordan and Goss 1887

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. Lyopsetta Jordan and Goss 1887
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Lyopsetta exilis Jordan and Gilbert 1880 [slender sole]
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: 2009-07-21 04:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) L. exilis (219849)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8USA (California) L. exilis (277712)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) L. exilis (226584)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) L. jordani (59063)