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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, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Griesbachian or 283.30000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hunan) Hunanohelicoprion xiandongensis (50995)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51China (Guizhou) Hunanohelicoprion xiandongensis (118031)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland Parahelicampodus sparcki (136373)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Helicoprion sp. (149440)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Japan Helicampodus sp. (133502)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Helicampodus kokeni (27264)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Azerbaijan Helicampodus egloni (97207)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis (121648 149441 149442)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Sinohelicoprion macrodontus (123423)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Xizang) Sinohelicoprion qomolangma (148625)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Helicampodus sp. (48914)