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Citharichthys sordidus

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae

Taxonomy
Psettichthys sordidus was named by Girard (1854). It is extant.

It was recombined as Citharichthys sordidus by Fierstine et al. (2012), Welton (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Psettichthys sordidus Girard
2012Citharichthys sordidus Fierstine et al. p. 158
2015Citharichthys sordidus Welton p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyParalichthyidae
genusCitharichthysBleeker 1862
speciessordidus(Girard 1854)

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Citharichthys sordidus (219849)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Citharichthys sordidus (194882 222408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Citharichthys sordidus (59063)