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Leptomylus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Leptomylus was named by Cope (1869). Its type is Leptomylus densus.

It was assigned to Chimaeridae by Cope (1869), Hay (1902), Rapp (1946).

Species
L. cookii, L. densus (type species), L. forfex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Leptomylus Cope p. 311
1902Leptomylus Hay p. 325
1946Leptomylus Rapp p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyChimaeridae
genusLeptomylus

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.

G. †Leptomylus Cope 1869
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†Leptomylus cookii Cope 1870
†Leptomylus densus Cope 1869
†Leptomylus forfex Cope 1875
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 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) L. forfex (48570)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) L. densus (213755)