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Fissodus dentatus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Taxonomy
Fissodus dentatus was named by Eastman (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Topeka, Atchison shale, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in Kansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Fissodus dentatus Eastman p. 175 figs. pl. 2, fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyJanassidaeJaekel 1899
genusFissodusSt. John and Worthen 1875
speciesdentatus

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.

†Fissodus dentatus Eastman 1903
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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Missourian or 306.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Fissodus dentatus (type locality: 132973)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Fissodus dentatus (133264)