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Brachyrhizodus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Brachyrhizodus was named by Romer (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: P l].

It was assigned to Petalodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euchondrocephali by Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Brachyrhizodus Romer p. 221
2002Brachyrhizodus Sepkoski
2010Brachyrhizodus Ginter et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusBrachyrhizodus

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. †Brachyrhizodus Romer 1942
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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: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available