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Dwykaselachus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes

Taxonomy
Dwykaselachus was named by Oelofsen (1986). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Symmoriiformes by Oelofsen (1986).

Species
D. oosthuizeni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Dwykaselachus Oelofsen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
superorderCladoselachimorpha
orderSymmoriiformes()
genusDwykaselachus

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. †Dwykaselachus Oelofsen 1986
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†Dwykaselachus oosthuizeni Oelofsen 1986
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 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4South Africa (Western Cape) D. oosthuizeni (238124)