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Caseodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Caseodontidae Zangerl
2006Caseodontidae Nelson p. 44
2008Caseodontidae Mutter and Neuman p. 12
2010Caseodontidae Ginter et al. p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981

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.

Fm. †Caseodontidae Zangerl 1981
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G. †Caseodus Zangerl 1981
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Caseodus basalis Cope 1894
Caseodus eatoni Zangerl 1981
Caseodus varidentis Mutter and Neuman 2008
G. †Erikodus Nielsen 1952
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Erikodus groenlandicus Nielsen 1932
G. †Fadenia Nielsen 1932
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Fadenia crenulata Nielsen 1932
Fadenia gigas Eaton 1962
Fadenia uroclasmato Mutter and Neuman 2008
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Ornithoprion hertwigi Zangerl 1966
G. †Pirodus Lebedev 2001
G. †Romerodus Zangerl 1981
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Romerodus orodontus Zangerl 1981
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Spathian or 315.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Fadenia gigas (133335)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Orodus basalis (132163)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Ornithoprion hertwigi (131224 131225 131226 131227 131228) Ornithoprion hertwigi, Caseodus eatoni (131229)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (South Dakota) Caseodus eatoni (132341)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Caseodus eatoni (132333)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Romerodus orodontus (132113 132117)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Agassizodus groenlandicus, Fadenia crenulata (122142) Fadenia crenulata, Erikodus groenlandicus (136371 136372)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Caseodontidae indet., Fadenia uroclasmato (105083) Fadenia sp. (122091) Fadenia sp., Caseodontidae indet., Caseodus varidentis, Fadenia uroclasmato (119095)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Caseodontidae indet. (63143)