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Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicampodontidae

Taxonomy
Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis was named by Liu and Chang (1963). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meikuanghoushan, Changxing County, which is in a Changhsingian offshore ramp limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis Liu and Chang
1994Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis Liu and Wang p. 244 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicampodontidae
genusSinohelicoprion
specieschanghsingensis

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.

†Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis Liu and Chang 1963
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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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis (121648 type locality: 149441 149442)