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Sibyrhynchus denisoni

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Sibyrhynchidae

Taxonomy
Sibyrhynchus denisoni was named by Zangerl and Case (1973). Its type specimen is FMNH PF6408, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Bethel Church Excello Shale, Pike County, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Carbondale Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Sibyrhynchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Sibyrhynchus denisoni Zangerl and Case p. 35 figs. 44-56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderIniopterygiaZangerl and Case 1973
familySibyrhynchidae
genusSibyrhynchus
speciesdenisoni

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.

Sibyrhynchus denisoni Zangerl and Case 1973
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Gzhelian or 315.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Sibyrhynchus denisoni (131226 131229 132119 132120 type locality: 132157 132167 132182 132184 132185 132186 132187 132188 132189 132190 132191 132192 132193 132194 132197 132225 132226 132227 132228 132229)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Sibyrhynchus denisoni (132177)