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Paraorthacodus jurensis

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus jurensis was named by Schweizer (1964). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nusplingen quarry (GPIT Tübingen collection), which is in a Kimmeridgian open shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Nusplingen Limestone Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Paraorthacodus jurensis by Guinot et al. (2014).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2020-09-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Synechodus jurensis Schweizer
2014Paraorthacodus jurensis Guinot et al. p. 63 figs. 5A-Y

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusParaorthacodus
speciesjurensis(Schweizer 1964)

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.

Paraorthacodus jurensis Schweizer 1964
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Diagnosis
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