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Inioxyele whitei

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Sibyrhynchidae

Taxonomy
Inioxyele whitei was named by Zangerl and Case (1973). Its type specimen is FMNH PF6651, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Ace Hill, Plattsmouth, Queen Hill Shale, which is in a Gzhelian marine shale in the Lecompton Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Inioxyele.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Inioxyele whitei Zangerl and Case p. 60 figs. 79-83

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

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.

Inioxyele whitei 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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Inioxyele whitei (type locality: 132177)