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Synechodus validus

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus validus was named by Chapman (1918). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hamuri Bluff, which is in a Campanian basinal (siliciclastic) sandstone in the Conway Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. clarkia
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2019-09-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Synechodus validus Chapman p. 6 figs. Plate V, Fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusSynechodusWoodward 1888
speciesvalidus

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.

†Synechodus validus Chapman 1918
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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 07:23:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:23:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand (South Island) Synechodus validus (type locality: 101382)