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Ceratodus kurrii

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus kurrii was named by Meyer and Plieninger (1844).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. carteri, C. fossanovum, C. gracilis, C. laevissimus, C. laticeps, C. multicristatus, C. segnis, C. semiplicatus, C. sharategensis, C. tiguidensis, C. zigongensis
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2019-07-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Ceratodus kurrii Meyer and Plieninger p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyCeratodontidaeGill 1872
genusCeratodus
specieskurrii

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.

†Ceratodus kurrii Meyer and Plieninger 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: lagoonal, marine, brackish, freshwatersubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2026-03-22 14:39:02
Modified: 2026-03-22 14:39:02
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Truuver and Meidla 2015, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available