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Orthopleurodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Orthopleurodus was named by St John and Worthen (1880).

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Orthopleurodus St John and Worthen p. 405
1902Orthopleurodus Hay p. 289
1963Orthopleurodus Jordan p. 594

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusOrthopleurodusSt John and Worthen 1880

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. †Orthopleurodus St John and Worthen 1880
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Orthopleurodus convexus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Orthopleurodus novomexicanus Saint John and Worthen 1883
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 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available