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Porichthys notatus

Actinopteri - Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae

Taxonomy
Porichthys notatus was named by Girard (1854). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Porichthys notatus Girard
2012Porichthys notatus Fierstine et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Batrachoidimorpharia
orderBatrachoidiformes
familyBatrachoididae
genusPorichthysGirard 1854
speciesnotatusGirard 1854

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.

Porichthys notatus Girard 1854
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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 20:55:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:55:54
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 5.33300 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Porichthys notatus (135043)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Porichthys notatus (219849)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Porichthys notatus (85314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Porichthys notatus (59063)