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Platyxystrodus inconditus

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Xystrodus inconditus was named by Saint John and Worthen (1883).

It was recombined as Platyxystrodus inconditus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Xystrodus inconditus Saint John and Worthen
1902Platyxystrodus inconditus Hay p. 290

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChondrenchelyiformesMoy-Thomas 1939
familyChondrenchelyidaeBerg 1940
genusPlatyxystrodus
speciesinconditus(Saint 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.

Platyxystrodus inconditus 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available