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Phoebodus densneptuni

Chondrichthyes - Phoebodontiformes - Phoebodontidae

Taxonomy
Phoebodus densneptuni was named by Eastman (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Keokuk limestone, Keokuk, which is in an Osagean marine limestone in the Keokuk Limestone Formation of Iowa.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Phoebodus densneptuni Eastman p. 196 figs. pl. 4, fig. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderPhoebodontiformesGinter et al. 2002
familyPhoebodontidae
genusPhoebodusSt. John and Worthen 1875
speciesdensneptuni

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.

Phoebodus densneptuni Eastman 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Osagean or 352.00000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Iowa) Phoebodus densneptuni (type locality: 133094)