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Heterodontus pineti

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus pineti was named by Fedorowski (1912). Its type specimen is USNM 23501, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Heterodontus pineti Fedorowski p. 55 figs. Plate 1, figs 1a-d, 2a-e and Fig. 2
1981Heterodontus pineti Case p. 55 figs. Plate 1, figs 1a-d, 2a-e and Fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
speciespineti

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.

Heterodontus pineti Fedorowski 1912
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Heterodontus pineti (75638)