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Plectocretacicus

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Plectocretacicidae

Taxonomy
Plectocretacicus was named by Sorbini (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Plectocretacicidae.

It was assigned to Tetraodontiformes by Patterson (1993); to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plectocretacicidae by Tyler and Sorbini (1996), van der Laan (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plectocretacicus Sorbini
1993Plectocretacicus Patterson
1996Plectocretacicus Tyler and Sorbini p. 16
2002Plectocretacicus Sepkoski
2019Plectocretacicus van der Laan p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderPlectocretacicoidei
familyPlectocretacicidae
genusPlectocretacicusSorbini 1979

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. †Plectocretacicus Sorbini 1979
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Plectocretacicus clarae Sorbini 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon P. clarae (127284)