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Celsiodon

Dipnoi

Taxonomy
Celsiodon was named by Clack et al. (2019) [Prearticular plate with at least 6 ridges, and possibly up to 8. Ridge 1 bears c. 5 large and laterally compressed teeth, but with at least one more at the labial end. Teeth on ridge 1 anteriorly-orientated and laterally flattened cones, much larger than teeth on other ridges, which are simple cones. Pterygoid tooth plate with 7 or 8 ridges, at least 4 teeth on each ridge. Tooth ridge angle of prearticular plate 110° to 130° and the pterygoid plate 90° to 100°. Parasphenoid with diamond-shaped anterior plate merging gradually into the stem, stem narrowest near the plate and broadening slightly towards the posterior end. The stem bears two slightly diverging longitudinal ridges. B-bone a hexagon slightly longer than broad.].

It was assigned to Dipnoi by Clack et al. (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Celsiodon Clack et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
genusCelsiodon

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. †Celsiodon Clack et al. 2019
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Celsiodon ahlbergi Clack et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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