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Caseodus varidentis

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Caseodus varidentis was named by Mutter and Neuman (2008). Its type specimen is TMP 86.42.3, a partial skull (neurocranium and anterior portion of lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C cirque, Fossil Fish Lake, Wapiti Lake, which is in a Smithian offshore siltstone in the Sulphur Mountain Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Caseodus varidentis Mutter and Neuman p. 12 figs. 1-8

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

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.

†Caseodus varidentis Mutter and Neuman 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available