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Acrodus cuneocostatus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae

Taxonomy
Acrodus cuneocostatus was named by Cuny et al. (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Favret Canyon, Augusta Mountains, Bed HB 0, which is in a Bithynian offshore grainstone in the Favret Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Acrodus cuneocostatus Cuny et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyAcrodontidaeCasier 1959
genusAcrodus
speciescuneocostatus

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.

Acrodus cuneocostatus Cuny et al. 2001
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Bithynian or 250.50000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation Acrodus cuneocostatus (90211 90218)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Acrodus cuneocostatus (90220 90221 90222)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24USA (Nevada) Acrodus cuneocostatus (type locality: 93564)