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Orodus micropterygius

Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae

Taxonomy
Orodus micropterygius was named by Zangerl (1981). Its type specimen is FMNH PF8553, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hesler Quarry, Mecca Quarry shale, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Linton Formation of Indiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Orodus micropterygius Zangerl p. 93 figs. 106-107C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderOrodontiformes()
familyOrodontidaede Koninck 1878
genusOrodus
speciesmicropterygius

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.

Orodus micropterygius 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: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Orodus micropterygius (132119 132157 type locality: 132282)