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Gilliodus peyeri

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Eugeneodontidae

Taxonomy
Gilliodus peyeri was named by Zangerl (1981). Its type specimen is FMNH PF2537, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Logan Quarry, unspecified level, Reserve Township, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Staunton Formation of indiana.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Gilliodus peyeri Zangerl p. 85 figs. 97 C,D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyEugeneodontidae
genusGilliodus
speciespeyeri

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.

Gilliodus peyeri Zangerl 1981
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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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Kasimovian or 315.20000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (indiana) Gilliodus peyeri (type locality: 132245)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Gilliodus peyeri (132280)