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Copodus vanhornii

Chondrichthyes - Copodontiformes - Copodontidae

Taxonomy
Copodus vanhornii was named by Saint John and Worthen (1883).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Copodus vanhornii Saint John and Worthen
1902Copodus vanhornii Hay p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCopodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCopodontidaeDavis 1883
genusCopodusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciesvanhorniiSaint John and Worthen 1883

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.

Copodus vanhornii Saint John and Worthen 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available