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Polyacrodus jiangxiensis

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae

Taxonomy
Polyacrodus jiangxiensis was named by Wang et al. (2007). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xdfo-1, Dongling Section, Xiushui County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. balabansaiensis, P. brabanticus, P. levis, P. prodigialis, P. siversoni, P. torosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Polyacrodus jiangxiensis Wang et al. p. 33 figs. 11, 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassHybodonta
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyPolyacrodontidae
genusPolyacrodus
speciesjiangxiensis

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.

†Polyacrodus jiangxiensis Wang et al. 2007
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Jiangxi) Polyacrodus jiangxiensis (type locality: 119866)