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Rhombus

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae

Taxonomy
Rhombus was named by Cuvier.

It was assigned to Pleuronecti by Agassiz (1835); and to Soleidae by Pauca (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Rhombus Agassiz p. 40ff
1931Rhombus Pauca p. 637

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familySoleidae
genusRhombusCuvier

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. †Rhombus Cuvier
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†Rhombus minimus Agassiz 1835
†Rhombus rhenanus Koken 1891
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

Age range: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia (Zagreb) R. bassanianus, R. serbicus (222486)