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Florenceodon

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Florenceodontidae

Taxonomy
Florenceodon was named by Cappetta et al. (2019). Its type is Florenceodon johnyi. It is the type genus of Florenceodontidae.

It was assigned to Florenceodontidae by Cappetta et al. (2019).

Species
F. johnyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Florenceodon Cappetta et al. p. 1170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyFlorenceodontidae
genusFlorenceodon

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.

G. †Florenceodon Cappetta et al. 2019
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Florenceodon johnyi Cappetta et al. 2019
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

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

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) F. johnyi (221571 221572)