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Scoliorhiza kellyi

Chondrichthyes - Cestraciontidae

Taxonomy
Scoliorhiza kellyi was named by Raymond (1925). Its type specimen is GSC, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Upper Rocky River, which is in an Ivorian carbonate limestone in the Livingstone Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Scoliorhiza.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Scoliorhiza kellyi Raymond p. 555 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
familyCestraciontidaeBonaparte 1838
genusScoliorhiza
specieskellyi

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.

Scoliorhiza kellyi Raymond 1925
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) Scoliorhiza kellyi (type locality: 122048)