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Plectocretacicus

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes

Taxonomy
Plectocretacicus was named by Sorbini (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tetraodontiformes by Patterson (1993); to Plectocretacicidae by Tyler and Sorbini (1996); and to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plectocretacicus Sorbini
1993Plectocretacicus Patterson
1996Plectocretacicus Tyler and Sorbini p. 16
2002Plectocretacicus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
genusPlectocretacicusSorbini 1979

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. †Plectocretacicus Sorbini 1979
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Plectocretacicus clarae Sorbini 1979
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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon P. clarae (127284)