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Helicampodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicampodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Helicampodontidae Itano and Lebedev p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicampodontidae
familyHelicampodontidae

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.

Fm. †Helicampodontidae Itano and Lebedev 2023
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G. †Helicampodus Branson 1935
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Helicampodus egloni Obruchev 1965
Helicampodus kokeni Branson 1935
G. †Hunanohelicoprion Liu 1994
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G. †Parahelicampodus Nielsen 1952
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Parahelicampodus sparcki Nielsen 1952
G. †Sinohelicoprion Liu and Chang 1963
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Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis Liu and Chang 1963
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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Guadalupian to the top of the Griesbachian or 273.01000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Hunan) Hunanohelicoprion xiandongensis (50995)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51China (Guizhou) Hunanohelicoprion xiandongensis (118031)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Helicoprion sp. (149440)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Parahelicampodus sparcki (136373)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Japan Helicampodus sp. (133502)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis (121648 149441 149442)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Helicampodus egloni (97207)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Sinohelicoprion macrodontus (123423)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Helicampodus kokeni (27264)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Xizang) Sinohelicoprion qomolangma (148625)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Helicampodus sp. (48914)