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Kankatodus

Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae

Taxonomy
Kankatodus was named by Kumar and Loyal (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Kankatodus cappettai.

It was assigned to Eotrigonodontidae by Kumar and Loyal (1987); and to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. cappettai (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Kankatodus Kumar and Loyal p. 73 figs. Plate II, 22-27
2002Kankatodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyEotrigonodontidaeWhite 1935
genusKankatodus

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. †Kankatodus Kumar and Loyal 1987
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†Kankatodus cappettai Kumar and Loyal 1987
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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Himachal Pradesh) K. cappettai (31267)