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Scophthalmus

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Scophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Scophthalmus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Pleuronectes rhombus.

It was assigned to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scophthalmidae by Baciu and Chanet (2002) and Agiadi et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Scophthalmus Rafinesque
2002Scophthalmus Baciu and Chanet p. 22
2002Scophthalmus Sepkoski
2020Scophthalmus Agiadi et al. p. 785

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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
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyScophthalmidae
genusScophthalmusRafinesque 1810

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. Scophthalmus Rafinesque 1810
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Scophthalmus rhombus Linnaeus 1758
†Scophthalmus stamatini Pacua 1931
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Rhombus stamatini (50344) S. stamatini (113962)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. sp. (68021)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia (Zagreb) Rhombus stamatini (222486)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) S. rhombus (207769)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Estonia S. maximus (195026)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bulgaria S. maximus (232847)