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Wodnika striatula

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Wodnika striatula was named by Münster (1843). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Richelsdorf (Althaus coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Kupferschiefer Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Wodnika althausi by Woodward (1889).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Wodnika striatula Münster p. 48 figs. Pl 1, figs 1a-d
1843Radamas macrocephalus Münster p. 53 figs. Pl 14, fig 1
1861Wodnika striatula Geinitz p. 26 figs. Pl 5, figs 5-7
1861Radamas macrocephalus Geinitz p. 27
1984Wodnika striatula Holzapfel and Malzahn p. 87 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-6, text-fig 8.
2009Wodnika striatula Diedrich p. 78 fig. 9b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
superfamilyCtenacanthoidea
genusWodnika
speciesstriatula

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.

Wodnika striatula Münster 1843
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Invalid names: Radamas macrocephalus Münster 1843 [synonym]
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 06:57:49
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:57:49
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Wodnika striatula (96856 130037 130062 130275 130276) Wodnika striatula, Radamas macrocephalus (type locality: 149471)