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Psettodes

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Psettodidae

Taxonomy
Psettodes was named by Bennett (1831) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Psettodidae by Nolf (1972) and Steurbaut (1979); and to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Psettodes Bennett
1972Psettodes Nolf p. 150
1979Psettodes Steurbaut p. 76
2002Psettodes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Carangimorphariae
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPsettodoidei
familyPsettodidae
genusPsettodesBennett 1831

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. Psettodes Bennett 1831
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Psettodes spinosus Nolf 1972
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: base of the Eocene to the top of the Langhian or 56.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France P. oedelemensis, P. spinosus (220174)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France P. sp. (220042)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France P. sp. (219197)