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Platyxystrodus verus

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Xystrodus verus was named by John and Worthen (1883). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyxystrodus verus by Hay (1899), Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Xystrodus verus John and Worthen
1889Xystrodus verus Woodward p. 194
1899Platyxystrodus verus Hay p. 785
1902Platyxystrodus verus Hay p. 290

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
Cochliodontomorpha
orderChondrenchelyiformesMoy-Thomas 1939
familyChondrenchelyidaeBerg 1940
genusPlatyxystrodus
speciesverus(John and Worthen 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.

Platyxystrodus verus John and Worthen 1883
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available