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Orodus elegantulus

Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae

Taxonomy
Orodus elegantulus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orodus elegantulus Newberry and Worthen
1889Orodus elegantulus Woodward p. 235
1902Orodus elegantulus Hay p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderOrodontiformes()
familyOrodontidaede Koninck 1878
genusOrodus
specieselegantulusNewberry and Worthen 1866

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 elegantulus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available