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Fadenia

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Fadenia was named by Nielsen (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Edestidae by Nielsen (1952); to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caseodontidae by Zangerl (1981), Nelson (2006), Mutter and Neuman (2008), Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Fadenia Nielsen p. 43
1952Fadenia Nielsen p. 41
1981Fadenia Zangerl p. 79
2002Fadenia Sepkoski
2006Fadenia Nelson p. 44
2008Fadenia Mutter and Neuman p. 18
2010Fadenia Ginter et al. p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
genusFadenia

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.

G. †Fadenia Nielsen 1932
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Fadenia crenulata Nielsen 1932
Fadenia gigas Eaton 1962
Fadenia uroclasmato Mutter and Neuman 2008
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Smithian or 315.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) F. gigas (133335)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland F. crenulata (122142 136371 136372)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) F. sp. (122091) F. sp., F. uroclasmato (119095) F. uroclasmato (105083)