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Bransonella tribula

Chondrichthyes - Bransonelliformes

Taxonomy
Bransonella tribula was named by Elliott and Hodnett (2013). Its type specimen is MNA V10453, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MNA locality 1644, southwestern Flagstaff, which is in a Roadian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Bransonella tribula Elliott and Hodnett p. 137 figs. 2.1-2.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderBransonelliformes
genusBransonella
speciestribula

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.

†Bransonella tribula Elliott and Hodnett 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Bransonella tribula (132087)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Bransonella tribula (type locality: 152132)