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Paraorthacodus eocaenus

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus eocaenus was named by Leriche (1902).

It was recombined as Paraorthacodus eocaenus by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993) and Cuny and Risnes (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Synechodus eocaenus Leriche
1977Synechodus eocaenus Herman p. 38
1993Paraorthacodus eocaenus Cvancara and Hoganson p. 10
2005Paraorthacodus eocaenus Cuny and Risnes p. 13 figs. 4a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSynechodontiformes
familyParaorthacodontidaeKlug 2010
genusParaorthacodusGlikman 1957
specieseocaenus(Leriche 1902)

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.

Paraorthacodus eocaenus Leriche 1902
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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, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available