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Gyrodus jurassicus

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Gyrodontidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Gyrodus jurassicus Agassiz p. 16
1839Gyrodus jurassicus Agassiz figs. Pl 69a, figs 25,26
1843Gyrodus jurassicus Agassiz p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderGyrodontoidei
familyGyrodontidaeBerg 1940
genusGyrodus
speciesjurassicus

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.

Gyrodus jurassicus Agassiz 1833
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available