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Sphenodus alpinus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Orthacodus alpinus was named by Guembel (1861).

It was recombined as Sphenodus alpinus by Duffin and Ward (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Orthacodus alpinus Guembel p. 10
1960Orthacodus alpinus de Beaumont p. 18 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1; text-fig 16
1993Sphenodus alpinus Duffin and Ward p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
genusSphenodus
speciesalpinus(Guembel 1861)

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.

Sphenodus alpinus Guembel 1861
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Toarcian or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Orthacodus alpinus (146879)