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Onchus penetrans

Acanthodii - Onchidae

Taxonomy
Onchus penetrans was named by Bryant (1932). Its type specimen is PU 13504, a limb element ( complete spine in red limestone), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. punctuatus, O. roemeri, O. sicaeformis
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2018-06-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Onchus penetrans Bryant p. 252 figs. Pl. X, Fig. 4
1979Onchus penetrans Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
familyOnchidaeJordan 1923
genusOnchus
speciespenetrans

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.

†Onchus penetrans Bryant 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Onchus penetrans (26176)