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Traquairius

Chondrichthyes - Menaspiformes - Traquairiidae

Taxonomy
Traquairius was named by Lund and Grogan (1997). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Traquairiidae by Lund and Grogan (1997), Nelson (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Traquairius Lund and Grogan
2006Traquairius Nelson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
Cochliodontomorpha
orderMenaspiformes
familyTraquairiidaeLund and Grogan 1997
genusTraquairius

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. †Traquairius Lund and Grogan 1997
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Traquairius agkistrocephalus Lund and Grogan 1997
Traquairius nudus Lund and Grogan 1997
Traquairius spinosus Lund and Grogan 1997
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 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) T. nudus, T. spinosus, T. agkistrocephalus (226838)