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Euctenius unilateralis

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Taxonomy
Ctenoptychius unilateralis was named by Barkas (1874). It is the type species of Euctenius.

It was recombined as Euctenius unilateralis by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ctenoptychius unilateralis Barkas p. 484 figs. xvi-ii
1891Euctenius unilateralis Woodward p. 155 fig. 13
1902Euctenius unilateralis Hay p. 337

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930
familyEdestidaeJaekel 1899
genusEucteniusTraquair 1881
speciesunilateralis(Barkas 1874)

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.

†Euctenius unilateralis Barkas 1874
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Ctenoptychius unilateralis (137306 137319)