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Cottus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae

Taxonomy
Cottus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type genus of Cottioidei.

It was assigned to Cottidae by Hay (1902) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cottus Linnaeus p. 264
1902Cottus Hay p. 406
2012Cottus Fierstine et al. p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderCottales
familyCottidae
genusCottus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Cottus Linnaeus 1758
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Cottus aries Agassiz 1839
Cottus brevis Agassiz 1839
Cottus cryptotremus Cope 1883
Cottus divaricatus Cope 1883
Cottus hypoceras Cope 1883
Cottus otiakensis Frost 1928
Cottus papyraceus Agassiz 1839
Cottus pontifex Cope 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand C. otiakensis (67859)