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Heterodontus woodwardi

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus woodwardi was named by Casier (1946). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Heterodontus woodwardi Casier p. 45
1981Heterodontus woodwardi Thurmond and Jones p. 42
2019Heterodontus woodwardi Ebersole et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
specieswoodwardi

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Heterodontus woodwardi (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Heterodontus woodwardi (45637)