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Heslerodus divergens

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Heslerodidae

Taxonomy
Cladodus divergens was named by Trautschold (1879).

It was recombined as Heslerodus divergens by Ginter (2002), Hodnett et al. (2012).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2012-08-07

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cladodus divergens Trautschold
1985Phoebodus heslerorum Williams p. 124 figs. appendix III
1999Cladodus divergens Ivanov p. 276 figs. text-fig. 3, pl. 7, fig. 1
2002Heslerodus divergens Ginter p. 548 figs. 1A-C, 2A-G
2012Heslerodus divergens Hodnett et al. p. 386 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderCtenacanthimorpha
orderCtenacanthiformes()
familyHeslerodidaeMaisey 2010
genusHeslerodus
speciesdivergens(Trautschold 1879)

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.

†Heslerodus divergens Trautschold 1879
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Invalid names: Phoebodus heslerorum Williams 1985 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Roadian or 323.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Wyoming) Heslerodus divergens (149375)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Ohio) Heslerodus divergens (149379)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (indiana) Phoebodus heslerorum (132245)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Phoebodus heslerorum (131614 132119 132157 132226 132282)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Phoebodus heslerorum (133406)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Cladodus divergens (132707)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Phoebodus heslerorum (133404)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9USA (Texas) Heslerodus divergens (236693)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Pennsylvania) Heslerodus divergens (149376)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Heslerodus divergens (149377 149378)
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 293.52Russian Federation Cladodus divergens (133283)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Cladodus sp. (130813)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Heslerodus divergens (276247)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Heslerodus divergens (132087)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Heslerodus divergens (276251)