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Eumylodus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Eumylodus was named by Leidy (1873).

It was synonymized subjectively with Edaphodon by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Edaphodontidae by Leidy (1873); and to Edaphodontinae by Cicimurri et al. (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Eumylodus Leidy p. 309
2008Eumylodus Cicimurri et al. p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
subfamilyEdaphodontinaeStahl 1999
genusEumylodus

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.

G. †Eumylodus Leidy 1873
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Eumylodus laqueatus Leidy 1873
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 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) E. laqueatus (275616)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) E. laqueatus (98972)