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Fortscottella

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Fortscottella was named by Gunnell (1931). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Selachii by Gunnell (1933).

Species
F. gemmicula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Fortscottella Gunnell
1933Fortscottella Gunnell p. 291

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
genusFortscottellaGunnell 1931

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. †Fortscottella Gunnell 1931
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†Fortscottella gemmicula Gunnell 1933
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 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Kasimovian or 307.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) F. gemmicula (132613)