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Melanodus loonesi
Taxonomy
Melanodus loonesi was named by Darras et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MGL 1244, a tooth (tooth plate), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Banc-Noir Quarry, which is in a Givetian deep subtidal shelf packstone/lime mudstone in the Blacourt Formation of France. It is the type species of Melanodus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Melanodus loonesi Darras et al. p. 301 |
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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.
†Melanodus loonesi Darras et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available