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Pleuronichthys ritteri (spotted turbot)

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronichthys ritteri was named by Starks and Morris (1907). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks and Morris
1970Pleuronichthys ritteri Fitch p. 31 fig. 3e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyPleuronectidae
genusPleuronichthysGirard 1856
speciesritteriStarks and Morris 1907

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.

Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks and Morris 1907 [spotted turbot]
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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 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Pleuronichthys ritteri (59063)