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Gyrodus milium

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Gyrodus milium was named by Henry (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grozon, lower zone a, which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Gyrodus milium Henry p. 412 figs. Pl 2, fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
genusGyrodus
speciesmilium(Heckel 1854)

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.

Gyrodus milium Henry 1876
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Franche-Comté) Gyrodus milium (type locality: 149410)