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Stethacanthus concavus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae

Taxonomy
Stethacanthus concavus was named by Ginter (2018). Its type specimen is CM 44550, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Peru (CM collection), which is in a Gzhelian marine sandstone in the Onaga Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Stethacanthus concavus Ginter p. 394 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
familySymmoriidaeDean 1909
genusStethacanthusNewberry 1889
speciesconcavus

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.

†Stethacanthus concavus Ginter 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Stethacanthus concavus (type locality: 149380)