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Cricodon kannemeyeri

Osteichthyes - Trirachodontidae

Taxonomy
Trirachodon kannemeyeri was named by Seeley.

It was recombined as Cricodon kannemeyeri by Sidor and Hopson (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Trirachodon kannemeyeri Broom
1928Triarchodon kannemeyri Perrier p. 3085
2018Cricodon kannemeyeri Sidor and Hopson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTrirachodontidaeRomer 1967
genusCricodon
specieskannemeyeri(Seeley)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. A. Sidor and J. A. Hopson 2018Cricodon species with maximum length of upper postcanine tooth row about 30 mm and with seven to eight gomphodont postcanines. In the lower gomphodont postcanines, the posterior cingulum curves anterolabially and rises to join the descending posterior ridge of the external cusp to close off the labial end of the posterior basin. Incisors and canines finely serrated.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464South Africa (Eastern Cape) Trirachodon kannemeyeri (177025)