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Pholidurus disjectus

Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae

Taxonomy
Pholidurus disjectus was named by Woodward (1889). Its type specimen is BMNH 33221-24, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pholidurus disjectus Woodward p. 31 figs. pl. i; figs 4-5
1895Pholidurus disjectus Woodward p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyPolyodontidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPholidurusWoodward 1885
speciesdisjectusWoodward 1889

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.

†Pholidurus disjectus Woodward 1889
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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: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Pholidurus disjectus (238510)