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Damocles attenuatus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Falcatidae

Taxonomy
Physonemus attenuatus was named by Davis (1883). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Damocles attenuatus by Lund (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Physonemus attenuatus Daviis
1883Physonemus attenuatus Davis p. 369
1891Physonemus attenuatus Woodward p. 130
1986Damocles attenuatus Lund p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
familyFalcatidaeZangerl 1990
genusDamocles
speciesattenuatus(Davis 1883)

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.

Damocles attenuatus Davis 1883
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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 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Physonemus attenuatus (137333)