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Lonchidion breve

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae

Taxonomy
Lonchidion breve was named by Patterson (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Lonchidion breve Patterson
1977Lonchidion breve Herman p. 41
2002Lonchidion breve Rees and Underwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyLonchidiidae
genusLonchidion
speciesbrevePatterson 1966

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.

†Lonchidion breve Patterson 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Cretaceous or 140.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Spain (Cantabria) Lonchidion breve (136002)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Lonchidion breve (96621)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Lonchidion breve (235313)