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Rhinoscymnus viridiadamas

Chondrichthyes - Somniosidae

Taxonomy
Rhinoscymnus viridiadamas was named by Welton and Goedert (2016). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-70545, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. viridadamas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Rhinoscymnus viridiadamas Welton and Goedert p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySomniosidaeJordan 1888
genusRhinoscymnusGill 1864
speciesviridiadamas

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.

†Rhinoscymnus viridiadamas Welton and Goedert 2016
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Rhinoscymnus viridiadamas (199731)