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Otolithus (Trigla) rhombicus

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae

Taxonomy
Otolithus (Trigla) rhombicus was named by Schubert (1906). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pristigenys rhombica by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. subnobilis, O. testis, O. acutangula, O. plebeius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Otolithus (Trigla) rhombicus Schubert
1979Pristigenys rhombica Steurbaut p. 69
1984Pristigenys rhombica Steurbaut p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyTriglidae
genusOtolithus
subgenusTrigla
speciesrhombicusSchubert 1906

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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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: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Pristigenys rhombica (95898)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Pristigenys rhombica (220042)