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Peltorhamphus

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae

Taxonomy
Peltorhamphus was named by Günther (1862). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bothidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Peltorhamphus Günther p. 234
2019Peltorhamphus Schwarzhans p. 236

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyBothidae
genusPeltorhamphusGünther 1862

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. Peltorhamphus Günther 1862
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†Peltorhamphus flexuodorsalis Schwarzhans 1999
†Peltorhamphus fordycei Schwarzhans 1980
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 25.2 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) P. fordycei (219611)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Achirus fordycei (219272)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Island) P. fordycei (219549)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand (North Island) P. tenuis (219627)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand (South Island) P. tenuis (219624)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) P. flexuodorsalis, P. tenuis (219628)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) P. novaezeelandiae (219633)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) P. novaezeelandiae (219643)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) P. novaezeelandiae (219640)