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Paralichthys californicus

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae

Taxonomy
Hippoglossus californicus was named by Ayres (1859). It is extant.

It was recombined as Paralichthys californicus by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Hippoglossus californicus Ayres
2012Paralichthys californicus Fierstine et al. p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyParalichthyidae
genusParalichthysGirard 1858
speciescalifornicus(Ayres 1859)

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.

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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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Paralichthys californicus (219849)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Paralichthys californicus (59063 190889)