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Paraorthacodus hesbayensis

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus hesbayensis was named by Casier (1943).

It was recombined as Paraorthacodus hesbayensis by Duffin (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Synechodus hesbayensis Casier
1947Synechodus hesbayensis Casier figs. Pl 2, fig 1
1977Synechodus hesbayensis Herman p. 37
1993Paraorthacodus hesbayensis Duffin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusParaorthacodus
specieshesbayensis(Casier 1943)

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Belgium Synechodus hesbayensis (68431 68432 133221)