Source Data | |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Ariidae : Plotosus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Plotosus | genus | belongs to Ariidae | stated without evidence | Nolf and Aguilera, 1998 | Plotosus | genus | belongs to Plotosidae | stated without evidence | Stringer, 1998 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Ariidae) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Siluriformes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Siluriformes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. L. Stringer. 1998. Otolith-based fishes form the Bowden Shell Bed (Pliocene) of Jamaica: Systematics and Palaeoecology. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 35(1-4):147-160 |
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