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Glossodus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Glossodus was named by M'Coy (1848).

It was assigned to Petalodontidae by Woodward (1889); and to Janassidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Glossodus M'Coy
1889Glossodus Woodward p. 60
1963Glossodus Jordan p. 593

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusGlossodusM'Coy 1848

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. †Glossodus M'Coy 1848
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†Glossodus heckelii Costa 1864
†Glossodus lingusbovis Mcoy 1848
†Glossodus marginatus M'Coy 1848
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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 358.90000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom G. lingusbovis (137333) G. marginatus (132781)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Italy (Campania) G. heckelii (112631)