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Weltonia ancistrodon

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes

Taxonomy
Notidanus (Heptranchias) ancistrodon was named by Arambourg (1952). It is the type species of Weltonia.

It was recombined as Weltonia ancistrodon by Boles et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Notidanus (Heptranchias) ancistrodon Arambourg
2024Weltonia ancistrodon Boles et al. p. 180 fig. 2G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
genusWeltonia
speciesancistrodon(Arambourg 1952)

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.

Weltonia ancistrodon Arambourg 1952
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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 07:04:38
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:04:38
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Weltonia ancistrodon (62840)