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Rhabdoderma elegans

Osteichthyes - Rhabdodermatidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdoderma elegans was named by Newberry (1856).

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2015-05-26; modified by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-02-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Rhabdoderma elegans Newberry
1985Rhabdoderma elegans Lund and Lund
1998Rhabdoderma elegans Forey p. 331

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
familyRhabdodermatidaeBerg 1958
genusRhabdodermaReis 1888
specieselegans

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.

†Rhabdoderma elegans Newberry 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian D or 318.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Ukraine (Luhansk) Rhabdoderma elegans (240304)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Rhabdoderma elegans (85292)