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Helodus subteres

Chondrichthyes - Helodontiformes - Helodontidae

Taxonomy
Psammodus subteres was named by Agassiz (1836).

It was recombined as Helodus subteres by Agassiz (1838).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. lavissimus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Psammodus subteres Agassiz figs. Pl 12, figs 3,4
1838Helodus subteres Agassiz fig. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderHelodontiformes
familyHelodontidae
genusHelodus
speciessubteres()

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.

†Helodus subteres Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Visean or 358.86000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3United Kingdom Helodus subteres (238358)