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Phyllodus elegans

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae

Taxonomy
Phyllodus elegans was named by Marsh (1869). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Farmingdale, which is in a Bartonian marine sandstone in the Shark River Formation of New Jersey.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Phyllodus elegans Marsh p. 228
1902Phyllodus elegans Hay p. 401
1946Phyllodus elegans Rapp p. 512

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyPhyllodontidaeSauvage 1875
genusPhyllodus
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.

†Phyllodus elegans Marsh 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (New Jersey) Phyllodus elegans (type locality: 84022)