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Cervifurca

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Iniopterygidae

Taxonomy
Cervifurca was named by Zangerl (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Cervifurca nasuta.

It was assigned to Iniopterygidae by Zangerl (1997).

Species
C. nasuta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Cervifurca Zangerl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderIniopterygiaZangerl and Case 1973
familyIniopterygidaeZangerl and Case 1973
genusCervifurca

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.

G. †Cervifurca Zangerl 1997
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†Cervifurca nasuta Zangerl 1997
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: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) C. nasuta (132241)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) C. nasuta (132119 132157 132227)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Indiana) C. nasuta (90689)