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Elasmodus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Elasmodus was named by Egerton [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-l T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 863].

It was reranked as Chimaera (Elasmodus) by Agassiz (1843).

It was assigned to Chimaera by Agassiz (1843); to Holocephali by Owen (1859); to Chimaeridae by Woodward (1891), Casier (1946), Cassier (1966); to Edaphodontidae by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Averianov (2001); to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Callorhynchidae by Jambura et al. (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Chimaera (Elasmodus) Agassiz
1843Psaliodus Agassiz p. 351
1859Elasmodus Owen p. 119
1891Elasmodus Woodward p. 88
1946Elasmodus Casier p. 111
1966Elasmodus Cassier p. 98
1993Elasmodus Cvancara and Hoganson p. 12
2001Elasmodus Averianov p. 289
2002Elasmodus Sepkoski
2024Elasmodus Jambura et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusElasmodusEgerton

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. †Elasmodus Egerton
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†Elasmodus avirostrus Averianov 1999
†Elasmodus greenoughi Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Aptychus crassus Hebert 1855 [synonym], Elasmodus crassus Leriche 1906 [synonym], Elasmodus planus Leriche 1929 [synonym]
†Elasmodus hunteri Egerton 1843
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Invalid names: Psaliodus compressus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
†Elasmodus kempi Ward 1977
†Elasmodus khosatzkyi Averianov 1999
†Elasmodus rossicus Averianov 1999
†Elasmodus sinzovi Averianov and Glickman 1994
†Elasmodus tsheganicus Averianov 2001
†Elasmodus zharyk Averianov 1999
Invalid names: Psaliodus Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Rupelian or 106.30000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Russian Federation (Kursk) E. sp. (214249)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Russian Federation (Belgorod) E. rossicus (214248)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Edaphodontidae indet. (32314)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Saratov) E. sinzovi (214246)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) E. sp. (58208)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Saratov) E. sinzovi (214250 214302)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) E. sinzovi (92399)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation (Bryansk) E. sinzovi (214304)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Saratov) E. sinzovi (214303)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) E. zharyk (214307)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Penza) E. sinzovi (214245)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) E. sp. (232890)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Kustanay) E. khosatzkyi (214305)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) E. sp. (157353)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) E. greenoughii (22640)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Kustanay) E. avirostrus (154180) E. khosatzkyi (214306)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) E. greenoughi (69150)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) E. sp. (181024)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) E. sp. (53234)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Russian Federation (Saratov) E. sp. (214308)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) E. sp. (198624)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Ukraine E. hunteri (214310)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) E. hunteri (84046)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) E. hunteri (13299 185935)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) E. kempi (41989)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) E. tsheganicus (214309)