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Frigocanthus

Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Frigocanthus Sorbini and Tyler
2022Frigocanthus Argyriou p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyMonacanthidae
genusFrigocanthus

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. †Frigocanthus Sorbini and Tyler 2004
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Frigocanthus margaritatus Sorbini and Tyler 2004
Frigocanthus stroppanobili Sorbini and Tyler 2004
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) F. stroppanobili (207302)