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Calopodus apicalis

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Taxonomy
Calopodus apicalis was named by Saint John and Worthen (1875). It is the type species of Calopodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Calopodus apicalis Saint John and Worthen
1902Calopodus apicalis Hay p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPristodontidaeWoodward 1889
genusCalopodusJohn and Worthen 1875
speciesapicalisSaint John and Worthen 1875

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.

Calopodus apicalis Saint John and Worthen 1875
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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available