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Synechodus antiquus

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus antiquus was named by Ivanov (2005). Its type specimen is PM SPU 39-13, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tra-Tau Hill Section 1629, which is in an Artinskian marine limestone/marl in the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Synechodus antiquus Ivanov p. 134 figs. 3A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusSynechodusWoodward 1888
speciesantiquus

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.

Synechodus antiquus Ivanov 2005
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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 07:23:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:23:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) Synechodus antiquus (90288)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Synechodus antiquus (type locality: 90289)