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Rolfodon keyesi

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Chlamydoselachidae

Taxonomy
Chlamydoselachus keyesi was named by Mannering and Hiller (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laidmore Road Ford S2, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian coastal sandstone in the Waipara Greensand Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Rolfodon keyesi by Cappetta et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Chlamydoselachus keyesi Mannering and Hiller
2019Rolfodon keyesi Cappetta et al. p. 1126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
familyChlamydoselachidae
genusRolfodon
specieskeyesi(Mannering and Hiller 2008)

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.

Rolfodon keyesi Mannering and Hiller 2008
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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 07:04:38
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:04:38
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand Chlamydoselachus keyesi (90578 type locality: 90579)