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Aporomicrodus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Aporomicrodus was named by Fowler (1958). Its type is Microdus laevis.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Fowler (1958).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Microdus Emmons
1892Microdus Cope p. 128
1902Microdus Hay p. 313
1958Aporomicrodus Fowler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusAporomicrodus

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. †Aporomicrodus Fowler 1958
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Invalid names: Microdus Emmons 1857 [replaced]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available