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Portalodus

Chondrichthyes - Omalodontiformes - Omalodontidae

Taxonomy
Portalodus was named by Long and Young (1995). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Omalodontidae by Ginter et al. (2008) and Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Portalodus Long and Young
2008Portalodus Ginter et al. p. 167
2010Portalodus Ginter et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderOmalodontiformesTurner 1997
familyOmalodontidae
genusPortalodusLong and Young 1995

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. †Portalodus Long and Young 1995
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available