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Kawichthys moodiei

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes

Taxonomy
Kawichthys moodiei was named by Pradel et al. (2011). Its type specimen is KUVP 152144, a skull (neurocranium associated with some disturbed and broken postcranial elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Between Lawrence and Baldwin, which is in a Gzhelian marine shale in the Stranger Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Kawichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Kawichthys moodiei Pradel et al. p. e24938 figs. 1-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
superorderCladoselachimorpha
orderSymmoriiformes()
genusKawichthys
speciesmoodiei

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.

Kawichthys moodiei Pradel et al. 2011
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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 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Kawichthys moodiei (type locality: 119031)