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Stethacanthulus longipeniculus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae

Taxonomy
Stethacanthulus longipeniculus was named by Zangerl (1990). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Bethel Quarry, which is in a Westphalian D estuary/bay shale in the Excello Shale Formation of Indiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Stethacanthulus longipeniculus Zangerl
1995Stethacanthulus longipeniculus Zangerl p. 556

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
familySymmoriidaeDean 1909
genusStethacanthulusZangerl 1990
specieslongipeniculusZangerl 1990

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

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Indiana) Stethacanthulus longipeniculus (type locality: 90689)