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Plectrogeniidae

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Plectrogeniidae

Taxonomy
Plectrogeniidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Schwarzhans (2019).

Subtaxa
Plectrogenium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Plectrogeniidae Schwarzhans p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyPlectrogeniidae
familyPlectrogeniidae

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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G. Plectrogenium Gilbert 1905
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Waiauan or 18.70000 to 11.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


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