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Gilliodus orvellei

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Eugeneodontidae

Taxonomy
Gilliodus orvellei was named by Zangerl (1981). Its type specimen is FMNH PF8535, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gilliodus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. orvillei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Gilliodus orvellei Zangerl p. 84 fig. 90C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyEugeneodontidae
genusGilliodus
speciesorvellei

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.

†Gilliodus orvellei Zangerl 1981
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available