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Leptomylus forfex

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Taxonomy
Leptomylus forfex was named by Cope (1875).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Leptomylus forfex Cope p. 281
1902Leptomylus forfex Hay p. 325
1946Leptomylus forfex Rapp p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalimorpha(Lund 1986)
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyChimaeridae
genusLeptomylus
speciesforfex

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.

†Leptomylus forfex Cope 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Leptomylus forfex (48570)