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Otodus recticonus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Otodus recticonus was named by Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Otodus recticonus Agassiz figs. Pl 36, fig 34
1874Otodus recticonus Barrois p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidaeGlickman 1964
genusOtodus
speciesrecticonus

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.

†Otodus recticonus Agassiz 1843
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France Otodus recticonus (242175)