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Bothidae

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Bothidae Jordan p. 667
1984Bothidae Gaemers p. 45
2001Bothidae Purdy et al. p. 184
2013Bothidae Betancur et al.
2016Bothidae Nelson et al. p. 400
2019Bothidae Ebersole et al. p. 204

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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
familyBothidae
familyBothidae

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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G. Arnoglossus Bleeker 1862
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†Arnoglossus extremus Schwarzhans 1980
†Arnoglossus grenfelli Schwarzhans 1999
†Arnoglossus kokeni Basoli and Schubert 1906
†Arnoglossus laterna Walbaum 1792
†Arnoglossus lautus Schwarzhans 2019
†Arnoglossus longus Schwarzhans 1980
†Arnoglossus miocenicus Weiler 1962
†Arnoglossus novus Schwarzhans 1980
†Arnoglossus purus Schwarzhans 2019
†Arnoglossus sauvagei d'Erasmo 1930
†Arnoglossus tenuis Schubert 1906
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Invalid names: Rhombus corius Pobedina 1954 [synonym]
G. †Bothidarum Nolf
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†Bothidarum biaculeatus Nolf and Lapierre 1979
†Bothidarum dorsolobatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Bothidarum incertus Priem 1911
G. Bothus Rafinesque 1810
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Bothus decipiens Casier 1966
†Bothus nativus Schwarzhans 2007
†Bothus parvulus Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1883
G. Caulopsetta Gill 1893
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†Caulopsetta arnoglossoides Schwarzhans 1999
G. Grammatobothus Norman 1926
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†Grammatobothus awamoaensis Schwarzhans 1999
G. Laeops Günther 1880
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†Laeops undulatus Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Miobothus Chanet and Schultz 1994
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†Miobothus weissi Chanet and Schultz 1994
G. Monolene Goode 1881
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†Monolene prudhommae Steurbaut 1984
G. †Oligobothus Baciu and Chanet 2002
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†Oligobothus pristinus Baciu and Chanet 2002
G. Peltorhamphus Günther 1862
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†Peltorhamphus flexuodorsalis Schwarzhans 1999
†Peltorhamphus fordycei Schwarzhans 1980
G. Taeniopsetta Gilbert 1905
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 48.07000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Bothus lapierrei (188957)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Bothidae indet. (209371)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Rhombocitharus biaculeatus, Bothus nativus (188954)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Indonesia (Java) Bothidarum sp. (202252)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Arnoglossus extremus (219333)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Bothidae indet. (75638)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Bothidarum sp. (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Oligobothus pristinus (113962)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Arnoglossus lautus (219615) Arnoglossus longus, Arnoglossus lautus (219612) Arnoglossus purus, Peltorhamphus fordycei (219611)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Bothidae indet. (11601)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Arnoglossus sp. (219194)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Bothidarum weileri, Bothidarum rosenthalensis (32012)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Greece (Greneva) Arnoglossus holleri (222448)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Arnoglossus lautus (219577 219578 219580 219582 219585) Arnoglossus longus, Arnoglossus lautus (219336)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Arnoglossus holleri (219195)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219517)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Arnoglossus longus (219587) Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219586)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Arnoglossus holleri (219196) Arnoglossus miocenicus (220042)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Arnoglossus longus (219526) Arnoglossus longus, Arnoglossus novus, Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219524) Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219523)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Arnoglossus longus, Arnoglossus novus (219271) Arnoglossus longus, Arnoglossus novus, Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219318) Arnoglossus longus, Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219621 219622 219744) Arnoglossus novus, Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219598) Caulopsetta arnoglossoides (219593 219599 219602 219606) Caulopsetta arnoglossoides, Grammatobothus awamoaensis, Taeniopsetta dorsolobata (219341)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Arnoglossus longus, Arnoglossus novus, Bothidarum dorsolobatus (67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Miobothus weissi (213724)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Arnoglossus holleri (219197)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Arnoglossus longus (219275 219623)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Achirus fordycei (219272) Arnoglossus purus, Laeops undulatus (219610)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia (Mikulov) Arnoglossus sp. (161993)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan Arnoglossus tenuis (174760)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Island) Arnoglossus novus (219267) Arnoglossus purus, Peltorhamphus fordycei (219549)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Russian Federation (Goryachii) Bothus sp. (211239)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia (Zagreb) Arnoglossus bassanianus, Solea tenuis, Arnoglossus tenuis, Rhombus corius, Rhombus parvulus (222486)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania Bothus parvulus (213740)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Arnoglossus sp. (207356)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Arnoglossus kokeni (78437 178120 187506)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Bothidae indet. (24237 145519)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Arnoglossus sauvagei (210671)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Arnoglossus sauvagei (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Arnoglossus abropterix (210232 210234) Arnoglossus sauvagei (185692 186575)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Arnoglossus sauvagei (186581) Arnoglossus sp., Arnoglossus sauvagei (210628)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand (South Island) Peltorhamphus tenuis (219624)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand (North Island) Peltorhamphus tenuis (219627)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Arnoglossus sp., Arnoglossus kokeni, Arnoglossus laterna (207769)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Arnoglossus laterna (210255 210257) Bothus sp., Arnoglossus laterna (210256)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Arnoglossus laterna (223704)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Bothidae indet. (186673)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Arnoglossus laterna (59003)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Arnoglossus grenfelli, Peltorhamphus flexuodorsalis, Peltorhamphus tenuis (219628)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy Arnoglossus kessleri, Arnoglossus thori (145683)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Bothidae indet. (22712)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Arnoglossus kokeni (207357)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Bothus sp., Arnoglossus laterna (57058)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Bologna) Arnoglossus laterna (186574)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece (Rhodes) Arnoglossus laterna (207579)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Arnoglossus kokeni (207569) Arnoglossus sp. (207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Arnoglossus kokeni (159378)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae (219643)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae (219633)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Arnoglossus kikeni (159288) Arnoglossus kokeni (159140)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae (219640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Bothidae indet. (20604)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Bothidae indet. (194995)