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Helodopsis abbreviata

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Helodopsis abbreviata was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nilawan, basal Lower Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian shoreface sandstone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Helodopsis abbreviata Waagen p. 15 figs. Pl 1, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusHelodopsis
speciesabbreviata

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.

†Helodopsis abbreviata Waagen 1879
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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 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Helodopsis abbreviata (type locality: 90254)