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Shenacanthus vermiformis

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Shenacanthus vermiformis was named by Zhu et al. (2022). Its type specimen is IVPP V300000, a skeleton ( part and counterpart of a near-complete fis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chongqing lagerstatte near Lianghe village, Yongdong Township, which is in a Telychian marine horizon in the Huixingshao Formation of China. It is the type species of Shenacanthus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Shenacanthus vermiformis Zhu et al. p. 955

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
genusShenacanthus
speciesvermiformis

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.

Shenacanthus vermiformis Zhu et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China Shenacanthus vermiformis (type locality: 236761)