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Gunnellodus bellistriatus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes

Taxonomy
Idiacanthus bellistriatus was named by Gunnell (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leeds Quarry, Winterset Limestone 2d, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in the Dennis Formation of Missouri. It is the type species of Gunnellodus.

It was recombined as Gunnellodus bellistriatus by Koot et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Idiacanthus bellistriatus Gunnell p. 293 figs. pl. 31, fig. 60
1933Idiacanthus cameratus Gunnell p. 293 figs. pl. 32, fig. 29
1933Idiacanthus trispinosus Gunnell p. 294 figs. pl. 33 fig 46
2013Gunnellodus bellistriatus Koot et al. p. 321 figs. 7U-X, 10K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
genusGunnellodus
speciesbellistriatus()

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.

†Gunnellodus bellistriatus Gunnell 1933
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Invalid names: Idiacanthus cameratus Gunnell 1933 [synonym], Idiacanthus trispinosus Gunnell 1933 [synonym]
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 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Wordian or 307.00000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Idiacanthus bellistriatus (type locality: 132620) Idiacanthus cameratus (132633)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Idiacanthus trispinosus, Idiacanthus sp. (132617)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Gunnellodus bellistriatus (121857 123785 140655 140657 140658 140659 140660 140661 140662 140664 140665 140666 140668 140669 140670 140672 140673)