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Plethodus ✝
Description | Plethodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethodus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Plethodidae : Plethodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Plethodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Plethodus Dixon, 1850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Geol. Foss. Tertiary & Cretaceous Sussex: 394 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plethodus |
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Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Plethodus expansus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Plethodus oblongus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Plethodus pentagon ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Plethodus Dixon p. 366 |
1901 | Plethodus Woodward p. 80 |
2002 | Plethodus 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!