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Sarcoprion

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae

Taxonomy
Sarcoprion was named by Nielsen (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Edestidae by Nielsen (1952); to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Agassizodontidae by Zangerl (1981), Ginter et al. (2010).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Vazquez on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Sarcoprion Nielsen p. 9
1981Sarcoprion Zangerl p. 86
2002Sarcoprion Sepkoski
2010Sarcoprion Ginter et al. p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicoprionidaeKarpinsky 1911
genusSarcoprion

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. †Sarcoprion Nielsen 1952
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Sarcoprion edax Nielsen 1952
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland S. edax (136371 136372)