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Wellingtonella

Chondrichthyes - Wellingtonellidae

Taxonomy
Wellingtonella was named by Marss et al. (2002). It is the type genus of Wellingtonellidae.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Wellingtonella Marss et al. p. 17
2019Wellingtonella 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
genusWellingtonellaMarss 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.

G. †Wellingtonella Marss et al. 2002
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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: 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) W. gagnieri (237791)