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Tomognathus mordax

Actinopteri - Amiiformes

Taxonomy
Tomognathus mordax was named by Dixon (1850). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Tomognathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Tomognathus mordax Dixon p. 376
1901Tomognathus mordax Woodward p. 117
2006Tomognathus mordax Forey and Patterson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
superfamilyAmioideaBonaparte 1838
genusTomognathusAgassiz 1850
speciesmordax

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.

†Tomognathus mordax Dixon 1850
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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
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available