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Cottunculus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Psychrolutidae

Taxonomy
Cottunculus was named by Collett (1875). It is extant.

It was assigned to Psychrolutidae by Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).

Species
C. primaevus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Cottunculus Collett
2021Cottunculus Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottoidei()
infraorderCottales
familyPsychrolutidae
genusCottunculusCollett 1875

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. Cottunculus Collett 1875
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†Cottunculus primaevus Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile C. primaevus (46980)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile C. primaevus (241735)