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Ichthyodectes tenuidens

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Taxonomy
Ichthyodectes tenuidens was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH 49054, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Ichthyodectes tenuidens Woodward p. 104 figs. pl. IX, fig. 6
2013Ichthyodectes tenuidens Cavin et al. p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familyIchthyodectidaeCrook 1892
genusIchthyodectesCope 1870
speciestenuidens

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.

†Ichthyodectes tenuidens Woodward 1901
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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: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Ichthyodectes tenuidens (238510)