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Rhombus

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae

Taxonomy
Rhombus was named by Cuvier.

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

Species
R. minimus, R. rhenanus
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. bassanianus, R. serbicus

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
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familySoleidaeBonaparte 1833
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, Kiessling 2004, 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)