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Delatitia breviceps

Osteichthyes - Ctenodontiformes - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodus breviceps was named by Woodward (1906). Its type specimen is NMV P20173, a partial skull (An almost complete skull roof), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Delatitia breviceps by Long and Campbell (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Ctenodus breviceps Woodward
1985Delatitia breviceps Long and Campbell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderCtenodontiformes
familyCtenodontidaeWoodward 1891
subfamilyCtenodontinaeWoodward 1891
genusDelatitia
speciesbreviceps(Woodward 1906)

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.

Delatitia breviceps Woodward 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Victoria) Delatitia breviceps (203234)