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Plectrogenium

Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes - Plectrogeniidae

Taxonomy
Plectrogenium was named by Gilbert (1905). It is extant.

It was assigned to Plectrogeniidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data
P. obesum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Plectrogenium Gilbert
2019Plectrogenium Schwarzhans p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyPlectrogeniidae
genusPlectrogeniumGilbert 1905

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. Plectrogenium Gilbert 1905
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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 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Waiauan or 18.70000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) P. obesum (219341)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) P. obesum (219610)