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Cottoidei

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes

Taxonomy
Cottoidei was named by Agassiz (1835).

It was reranked as the suborder Cottoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Scorpaeniformes by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Cottoidei Fierstine et al. p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
suborderCottoidei()
suborderCottoidei()

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.

Subor. †Cottoidei Agassiz 1835
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G. †Cottoideorum Unknown
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Cottoideorum suspectus Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Clifdenian or 21.70000 to 13.65000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Antennarius suspectus (219520 219522)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius suspectus (219606 219621)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Cottoidarum suspectus (219275)