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Ceratodontoidea (disused)

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Ceratodontoidea Apesteguia et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
superfamilyCeratodontoidea
superfamilyCeratodontoidea

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.

Superfm. †Ceratodontoidea Apesteguia et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Apesteguia et al. 2007The medial edge ofthe lower tooth plate is bent; the lingual margin ofthe upper and lower tooth plates is convex; anteroposterior length of tooth plates more than 2,5 cm; upper plates with six ridge crests.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:01:24
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:01:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Brazil (Pernambuco) Ceratodontoidea indet. (132650)