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Cottales

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Cottales is an infraorder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cottioidei by Betancur et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Cottales Betancur et al.

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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
infraorderCottales

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.

Infraor. Cottales
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G. Agonus Schneider 1801
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†Agonus elongatus Weiler 1950
†Agonus rugatus Casier 1966
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G. Artediellus Jordan 1865
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Artediellus atlanticus Jordan and Evermann 1898
G. Artedius Girard 1856
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G. Chitonotus Lockington 1881
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Chitonotus pugetensis Steindachner 1876
G. †Cottidarum Bonaparte 1832
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†Cottidarum impolitus Schwarzhans 1980
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
G. Enophrys Swainson 1839
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Enophrys euglyphus Casier 1966
Enophrys taurinus Gilbert 1839
G. †Hayia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Hayia daulica Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. Icelinus Jordan 1887
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Icelinus burchami Evermann and Goldborough 1907
Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert 1890
Icelinus fimbriatus Gilbert 1890
Icelinus quadriseriatus Lockington 1880
Icelinus tenuis Gilbert 1890
G. Leptocottus Girard 1854
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Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854
G. †Lirosceles Jordan 1925
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†Lirosceles elegans Jordan 1925
G. †Liroscels Jordan 1925
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†Liroscels elegans Jordan 1925
G. †Maoricottus Schwarzhans 2019
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†Maoricottus calidophilus Schwarzhans 2019
†Maoricottus ovatus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Radulinus Gilbert 1890
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Radulinus asprellus Gilbert 1890
G. Scorpaenichthys Girard 1854
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G. †Achrestogrammus Jordan 1921
G. Hexagrammos Tilesius 1810
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Hexagrammos achrestus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Sakhalinia Nazarkin et al. 2013
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†Sakhalinia multispinata Nazarkin et al. 2013
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G. Liparis Scopoli 1777
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Liparis hampdenensis Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Malacocottus Bean 1890
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G. Neophrynichthys Günther 1876
Invalid names: Cyclopteridae Bonaparte 1831 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Holocene or 42.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.1 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Liparis hampdenensis (219510 219511)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Cottus otiakensis (67859)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Hayia daulica (186029)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Maoricottus calidophilus, Neophrynichthys sp. (219517)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Cottidarum impolitus (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Maoricottus impolitus (219341 219598) Maoricottus ovatus (219599 219605 219606)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Maoricottus calidophilus (219524) Maoricottus impolitus (219526)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Niigata) Hexagrammidae indet. (56884)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Cottidarum suspectus (219275)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Maoricottus impolitus (219610)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Sakhalinia multispinata (207771)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Hexagrammos achrestus, Lirosceles elegans (45489)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Agonidae indet. (52582)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Artedius notospilotus (219849)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Cottidae indet. (207568)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Cottidae indet., Leptocottus armatus (222408) Leptocottus armatus (194882)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Leptocottus armatus (84885)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chitonotus pugetensis, Icelinus quadriseriatus (59063) Leptocottus armatus (160361 190889)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Cottidae sp. (75216)