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Ballagadus rossi

Taxonomy
Ballagadus rossi was named by Smithson et al. (2016) [Triangular-shaped tooth plates with up to 7 tooth ridges radiating from a point near the posterior end of the lingual edge. Tooth ridge angle between 100 and 120. Laterally compressed teeth on tooth ridge 1, longitudinally compressed teeth on remaining tooth ridges.]. Its type specimen is UMZC 2014.1.1, a tooth (left pterygoid tooth plate), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Ballagadus rossi Smithson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
—DipnomorphaAhlberg 1991
—Dipnoi(Müller 1884)
genusBallagadus
speciesrossi

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.

†Ballagadus rossi Smithson et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
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