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Rolfodon thomsoni

Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Chlamydoselachidae

Taxonomy
Chlamydoselachus thomsoni was named by Richter and Ward (1990).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Chlamydoselachus thomsoni Richter and Ward
2019Rolfodon thomsoni Cappetta et al. p. 1128 figs. 6C1-C5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSqualomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
familyChlamydoselachidae
genusRolfodon
speciesthomsoni(Richter and Ward 1990)

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 thomsoni Richter and Ward 1990
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Rolfodon thomsoni (221572)