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Pleuroplax

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Pleuroplax was named by Woodward (1889).

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Woodward (1889) and Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pleuroplax Woodward p. 173
1963Pleuroplax Jordan p. 594

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusPleuroplax

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. †Pleuroplax Woodward 1889
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Pleuroplax attheyi Barkas 1874
Pleuroplax rankinei Hancock and Atthey 1843
Pleuroplax woodi Davis 1883
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 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Moscovian or 318.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom P. rankinei, P. attheyi (137307) P. woodi (137321 137324)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) P. attheyi (233402) P. rankinei (233396 233398) P. sp. (233397)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom P. rankinei (137310 137311 137379)