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Gunnellodus bellistriatus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes

Taxonomy
Idiacanthus bellistriatus was named by Gunnell (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leeds Quarry, Winterset Limestone 2d, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in the Dennis Formation of Missouri. It is the type species of Gunnellodus.

It was recombined as Gunnellodus bellistriatus by Koot et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Idiacanthus bellistriatus Gunnell p. 293 figs. pl. 31, fig. 60
1933Idiacanthus cameratus Gunnell p. 293 figs. pl. 32, fig. 29
1933Idiacanthus trispinosus Gunnell p. 294 figs. pl. 33 fig 46
2013Gunnellodus bellistriatus Koot et al. p. 321 figs. 7U-X, 10K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
genusGunnellodus
speciesbellistriatus()

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.

Gunnellodus bellistriatus Gunnell 1933
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Invalid names: Idiacanthus cameratus Gunnell 1933 [synonym], Idiacanthus trispinosus Gunnell 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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