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Palaeospondylidae

Chondrichthyes - Palaeospondylidae

Taxonomy
Palaeospondylidae was named by Stürtz (1899). Its type is Palaeospondylus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lapworthuridae by Schuchert (1915).

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Palaeospondylus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Palaeospondylidae Stürtz p. 201
2019Palaeospondylidae van der Laan p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
familyPalaeospondylidae
familyPalaeospondylidae

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.

Fm. †Palaeospondylidae Stürtz 1899
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G. †Palaeospondylus Traquair 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available