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Deltoptychius gibberuius

Chondrichthyes - Menaspiformes - Deltoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Deltoptychius gibberuius was named by Davis (1883). Its type specimen is BMNH P.2439 (dental plate) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Deltoptychius gibberuius Davis
1889Deltoptychius gibberuius Woodward p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderMenaspiformes
familyDeltoptychiidae
genusDeltoptychiusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciesgibberuiusDavis 1883

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Deltoptychius gibberuius (137321)