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Paraorthacodus andersoni

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Synechodus andersoni was named by Case (1978). Its type specimen is MTA 4, a tooth, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Paraorthacodus andersoni by Siverson (1992), Cook et al. (2017), Hoganson et al. (2019), Jambura et al. (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Synechodus andersoni Case p. 184 figs. 6; Pl. 2:2a-e, 3a-e
1978Synechodus striatus Case p. 185 figs. 7; Pl. 2:4a-e
1992Paraorthacodus andersoni Siverson p. 996 figs. 3.1-3.12
2017Paraorthacodus andersoni Cook et al. p. 975 fig. 2C
2019Paraorthacodus andersoni Hoganson et al. p. 16 figs. 8.29-8.33
2024Paraorthacodus andersoni Jambura et al. p. 9 figs. 5G-N

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusParaorthacodus
speciesandersoni()

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.

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Invalid names: Synechodus striatus Case 1978 [synonym]
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, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Paraorthacodus andersoni (232890)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skane) Paraorthacodus andersoni (106411)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Paraorthacodus andersoni (74334 102883)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Paraorthacodus andersoni (275651 275652)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Synechodus andersoni, Synechodus striatus (69150)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Synechodus andersoni (69153) Synechodus andersoni, Synechodus striatus (69161)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Sweden Paraorthacodus andersoni (214337)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Paraorthacodus andersoni (213594)