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Acrodus jaeckeli

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae

Taxonomy
Acrodus jaeckeli was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidroo, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Ceratite Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Acrodus jaeckeli Waagen p. 14 figs. Pl 1, fig 5
2023Acrodus jaeckeli Wen et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyAcrodontidaeCasier 1959
genusAcrodus
speciesjaeckeli

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.

Acrodus jaeckeli Waagen 1895
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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

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Acrodus jaeckeli (type locality: 143622)