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Triodus elpia

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Triodus elpia was named by Johnson and Thayer (2009). Its type specimen is UAPL 23397, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UAPL locality 7205, Swisshelm Mountains, which is in a Bashkirian estuary/bay limestone in the Black Prince Limestone Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Triodus elpia Johnson and Thayer p. 658 figs. 12-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusTriodusJordan 1849
specieselpia

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.

†Triodus elpia Johnson and Thayer 2009
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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 07:25:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:25:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bashkirian or 323.40000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arizona) Triodus elpia (type locality: 131603)