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Colobodus maximus

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Colobodontidae

Taxonomy
Colobodus maximus was named by Dames (1888). It is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Colobodus maximus Dames p. 162 figs. pl. xii. fig 3; pl. xiii. fig 2; pl. xiv. fig 1; pl. xvi a. fig 9
1895Colobodus maximus Woodward p. 71
1919Colobodus maximus Stolley p. 30 figs. Pl 10, fig 2; pl 11, figs 1-3
1986Colobodus maximus Schultze and Möller p. 117 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyColobodontidaeStensiö 1916
genusColobodus
speciesmaximusDames 1888

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.

Colobodus maximus Dames 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Rhaetian or 247.20000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Colobodus maximus (105185)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Colobodus maximus (139348)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Colobodus maximus (139865)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Colobodus maximus (31768)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Colobodus maximus (47407)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Champagne-Ardennes) Colobodus maximus (139922)