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Heteroptychodus kokutensis

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae

Taxonomy
Heteroptychodus kokutensis was named by Cuny et al. (2010). Its type specimen is PRCMC8, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ao Kalang village, Kut Island, which is in a Barremian marine sandstone in the Sao Khua Formation of Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Heteroptychodus kokutensis Cuny et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyHybodontidae()
subfamilyHybodontinae
genusHeteroptychodusYabe and Obata 1930
specieskokutensis

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.

Heteroptychodus kokutensis Cuny et al. 2010
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Malaysia (Pahang) Heteroptychodus kokutensis (229084)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Thailand (Udon Thani) Heteroptychodus kokutensis (type locality: 116559)