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Synechodus nitidus

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus nitidus was named by Woodward (1912).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. clarkia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Synechodus nitidus Woodward
1935Synechodus nitidus Dalinkevičius p. 257 figs. Pl 2, figs 39-49
1975Synechodus nitidus Cappetta p. 117 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-12; text-fig 3
1999Synechodus nitidus Underwood and Mitchell figs. Pl 1, fig 6
2005Synechodus nitidus Rees p. 214 figs. Pl 2, figs 6-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusSynechodusWoodward 1888
speciesnitidusWoodward 1912

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 nitidus Woodward 1912
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Santonian or 137.05000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland Synechodus nitidus (213518 213519)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France Synechodus nitidus (214869)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Synechodus nitidus (213324)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Synechodus nitidus (213326)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Lithuania Synechodus nitidus (213709 213710)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Synechodus nitidus (213340 213347 213372)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Synechodus nitidus (213716)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Synechodus nitidus (213364)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Synechodus nitidus (213711 213713 213719 213720)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lithuania Synechodus nitidus (90733 213712)