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Coelodus rostratus

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Coelodus rostratus was named by Gorjanović-Kramberger (1895). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Mrzlek (Gorica Museum collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Slovenia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by M. Clapham on 2021-07-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Coelodus rostratus Gorjanović-Kramberger p. 24 figs. Pl 5, figs 1a,b, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
genusCoelodusHaeckel 1854
speciesrostratus

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.

Coelodus rostratus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia Coelodus rostratus (type locality: 144686)