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Plectocretacicoidei

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Plectocretacicoidei Santini and Tyler p. 603
2019Plectocretacicoidei 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
suborderPlectocretacicoidei

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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Fm. †Plectocretacicidae Tyler and Sorbini 1996
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G. †Plectocretacicus Sorbini 1979
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Plectocretacicus clarae Sorbini 1979
Superfm. †Plectocretacicoidea Tyler and Sorbini 1996
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Fm. †Cretatriacanthidae Tyler and Sorbini 1996
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G. †Cretatriacanthus Tyler and Sorbini 1996
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Cretatriacanthus guidottii Tyler and Sorbini 1996
G. †Slovenitriacanthus Tyler and Križnar 2013
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Slovenitriacanthus saksidai Tyler and Križnar 2013
Fm. †Protriacanthidae Tyler and Sorbini 1996
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G. †Protriacanthus d'Erasmo 1946
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Protriacanthus gortanii d'Erasmo 1946
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Plectocretacicus clarae (127284)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Slovenia Protriacanthus gortanii (123579)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia (Kras) Slovenitriacanthus saksidai (221379)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy (Lecce) Cretatriacanthus guidott (140248)