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Orodus micropterygius

Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae

Taxonomy
Orodus micropterygius was named by Zangerl (1981). Its type specimen is FMNH PF8553, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hesler Quarry, Mecca Quarry shale, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Linton Formation of Indiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Orodus micropterygius Zangerl p. 93 figs. 106-107C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderOrodontiformes()
familyOrodontidaede Koninck 1878
genusOrodus
speciesmicropterygius

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.

†Orodus micropterygius Zangerl 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available