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Triglidae
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scorpaeniformes : Triglidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | sea robin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (68%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Scorpaeniformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Scorpaeniformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. E. Fitch and R. J. Lavenberg. 1983. Teleost fish otoliths from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina (Yorktown Formation: Pliocene). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:509-529 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acanthatrigla ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Chelidonichthys genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Peristedion genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Prionotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pterygotrigla genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Trigla genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Triglidarum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1963 | Triglidae Jordan p. 717 |
2001 | Triglidae Purdy et al. p. 168 |
2018 | Triglidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 174 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!