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Macromesodon macropterus

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodus macropterus was named by Agassiz (1834).

It was recombined as Mesodon macropterus by Woodward (1895); it was recombined as Macromesodon macropterus by Poyato-Ariza and Wenz (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Gyrodus macropterus Agassiz p. 18
1843Gyrodus macropterus Agassiz p. 236
1890Macromesodon daviesi Woodward
1895Mesodon macropterus Woodward
1895Mesodon macropterus parvus Woodward
1918Mesodon parvus Woodward
2002Macromesodon macropterus Poyato-Ariza and Wenz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
genusMacromesodonBlake 1905
speciesmacropterus()

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.

Macromesodon macropterus Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Macromesodon daviesi Woodward 1890 [synonym], Mesodon parvus Woodward 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Berriasian or 143.10000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Mesodon macropterus (131990)