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Lonchidion weltoni

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae

Taxonomy
Lissodus weltoni was named by Duffin (1985). It is not extant. Its type specimen is P. 60772 (BM(NH)), a tooth (isolated crown). Its type locality is Lissodus weltoni section, which is in a Cenomanian marine horizon in Oregon.

It was recombined as Lonchidion weltoni by Rees and Underwood (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Lissodus weltoni Duffin
2002Lonchidion weltoni Rees and Underwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyLonchidiidae
genusLonchidion
speciesweltoni()

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.

†Lonchidion weltoni Duffin 1985
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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: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Oregon) Lissodus weltoni (type locality: 149238)