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Synechodus duffini

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus duffini was named by Underwood and Ward (2004). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Watton Cliff, Dorset, oyster-belemnite bed [Frome Clay Fm], which is in a Bathonian marine claystone in the Frome Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Synechodus duffini Underwood and Ward
2010Synechodus duffini Delsate and Weis figs. Pl 6, fig 2
2015Synechodus duffini Delsate and Felten p. 26 figs. 8C-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusSynechodusWoodward 1888
speciesduffiniUnderwood and Ward 2004

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.

Synechodus duffini Underwood and Ward 2004
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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 07:23:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:23:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Bathonian or 170.90000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Grand Est) Synechodus duffini (179498)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Synechodus duffini (type locality: 91450)