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Poecilodus oliquus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Poecilodus oliquus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Poecilodus oliquus Agassiz
1855Poecilodus oliquus M'Coy p. 640 figs. pl. 2I, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
—Cochliodontomorpha
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusPoecilodus
speciesoliquusAgassiz 1843

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.

†Poecilodus oliquus Agassiz 1843
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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 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Mississippian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Poecilodus oliquus (132781)