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Helicampodus kokeni

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicampodontidae

Taxonomy
Helicampodus kokeni was named by Branson (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kumaranwalla, Dokhs, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Helicampodus kokeni Branson
2015Helicampodus kokeni Itano p. 5 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicampodontidae
genusHelicampodus
specieskokeni

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.

†Helicampodus kokeni Branson 1935
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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: 2009-07-21 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Helicoprion sp. (149440)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Helicampodus kokeni (type locality: 27264)