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Edaphadon

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Edaphadon was named by Buckland (1838). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Callorhynchidae by Stahl and Parris (2004).

Species
E. mirificus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Edaphadon Buckland
2004Edaphadon Stahl and Parris

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusEdaphadonBuckland 1838

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. †Edaphadon Buckland 1838
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†Edaphadon mirificus Leidy 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) E. mirificus (48570)