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Mallotus
Description | Mallotus may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallotus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osmeriformes : Osmeridae : Mallotus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Mallotus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mallotus Cuvier, 1829 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Cuvier, Georges. 1829. Le Règne Animal distribué d’après son organisation, pour servir de base à l’histoire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction à l’anatomie comparée. In: Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée, Nouvelle édition rev. et aug. (Cuvier & Latreille, ed.), Déterville & Cochard, Paris. Vol. 2, Edition 2: i-xviii, 1-532. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Capelins, カラフトシシャモ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallotus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mallotus nudiflorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mallotus philippensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mallotus villosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Mallatus Swainson, 1838 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osmeriformes : Osmeridae : Mallatus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1829 | Mallotus Cuvier |
1901 | Mallotus Woodward p. 160 |
1902 | Mallotus Hay p. 392 |
2002 | Mallotus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!