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Folipistrix digitulus

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Folipistrix digitulus was named by Kriwet (2003). Its type specimen is SMNS 87861, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Folipistrix.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Folipistrix digitulus Kriwet p. 586 figs. figs. 2d, 3a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusFolipistrix
speciesdigitulus

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.

Folipistrix digitulus Kriwet 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available