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Wellingtonellidae

Chondrichthyes - Wellingtonellidae

Taxonomy
Wellingtonellidae was named by Marss et al. (2002). Its type is Wellingtonella.

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Wellingtonella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Wellingtonellidae Marss et al.
2019Wellingtonellidae van der Laan p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
familyWellingtonellidaeMarss et al. 2002
familyWellingtonellidaeMarss et al. 2002

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. †Wellingtonellidae Marss et al. 2002
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G. †Wellingtonella Marss et al. 2002
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Wellingtonella gagnieri (237791)