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Nostolepis gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Nostolepis gracilis Gross
1979Nostolepis gracilis Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
genusNostolepisPander 1856
speciesgracilis

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.

Nostolepis gracilis Gross 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Kaugetuma to the top of the Emsian or 422.70000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaugetuma422.7 - 421.6Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (195606 238701 238702)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Nostolepis gracilis (207344)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (13830)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (13831 238381)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis gracilis (193837)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand Nostolepis gracilis (40524)