Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lophiiformes : Lophiidae : Lophius : Lophius americanus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Lophius americanus | species | belongs to Lophius | stated without evidence | Valenciennes, 1837 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene |
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Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Lophiiformes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Lophiiformes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. W. Purdy, V. P. Schneider, and S. P. Applegate, J. H. McLellan, R. L. Meyer, B. H. Slaughter. 2001. The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90:71-202 |
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