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Prionotus evolans

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae

Taxonomy
Trigla evolans was named by Linnaeus (1766).

It was recombined as Prionotus evolans by Purdy et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Trigla evolans Linnaeus
2001Prionotus evolans Purdy et al. p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyTriglidae
genusPrionotusLacépède 1802
speciesevolans(Linnaeus 1766)

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.

Prionotus evolans Linnaeus 1766
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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 Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Prionotus evolans (52582)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Prionotus evolans (48886)