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Helicoprion davisii

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae

Taxonomy
Edestus davisii was named by Woodward (1886). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Helicoprion davisii by Teichert (1940) and Tapanila and Pruitt (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Edestus davisii Woodward
1891Edestus davisii Woodward p. 153
1907Lissoprion ferrieri Hay p. 22 fig. 1
1909Lissoprion ferrieri Hay p. 52 figs. pl. 14 figs 1-2, pl. 15, text-fig 7
1939Helicoprion sierrensis Wheeler pp. 112-113 figs. Figure 4
1940Helicoprion davisii Teichert p. 145 figs. Plate 22, figures 1-4; plate 23, figures 1-4
1966Helicoprion ferrieri Bendix-Almgreen p. 14 figs. Pls 1-6; pl 7, fig 2; pl 8; pl 9, figs 1-3; pls 10-13; pl 14, figs 1,2; text-figs 3,4,7-24
1976Helicoprion ferrieri Kelly and Zangerl
2007Helicoprion jingmenense Chen et al.
2013Helicoprion ferrieri Tapanila et al. fig. 2
2013Helicoprion davisii Tapanila and Pruitt p. 977 figs. 2.1-2.5, 12.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicoprionidaeKarpinsky 1911
genusHelicoprion
speciesdavisii(Woodward 1886)

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.

Helicoprion davisii Woodward 1886
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Invalid names: Helicoprion jingmenense Chen et al. 2007 [synonym], Helicoprion sierrensis Wheeler 1939 [synonym], Lissoprion ferrieri Hay 1907 [synonym]
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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Roadian or 290.10000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01USA (California) Helicoprion sierrensis (118113)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Helicoprion ferrieri (105721)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Hubei) Helicoprion jingmenense (120307)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Mexico (Puebla) Helicoprion sp. (90679)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Helicoprion sp. (90276)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) Helicoprion davisii (118112)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Lissoprion ferrieri (108931)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Idaho) Helicoprion davisii (152127 152128 152129 152130) Helicoprion ferrieri (140078) Lissoprion ferrieri (132826)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Helicoprion sp. (152125)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Canada (Nunavut) Helicoprion sp. (90234 152126)