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Leptocottus
Taxonomy
Leptocottus was named by Girard (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cottidae by Fierstine et al. (2012) and Welton (2015).
It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cottidae by Fierstine et al. (2012) and Welton (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Leptocottus Girard |
| 2002 | Leptocottus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Leptocottus Fierstine et al. p. 110 |
| 2015 | Leptocottus Welton p. 15 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Rancholabrean or 0.30000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | L. armatus (194882 222408) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | L. armatus (84885) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | L. armatus (160361 190889) |