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Wodnika althausi

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Acrodus althausii was named by Münster (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Richelsdorf (Althaus coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Kupferschiefer Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Wodnika althausi by Woodward (1889).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Acrodus althausii Münster p. 123 figs. Pl 8, fig 5; pl 3, fig 6; pl 4, fig 6
1840Strophodus arcuatus Münster p. 123 figs. Pl 8, fig 11; pl 3, fig 7; pl 4, fig 7
1843Strophodus arcuatus Münster p. 50 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
1843Strophodus angustus Münster p. 51
1889Wodnika althausi Woodward p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
superfamilyCtenacanthoidea
genusWodnika
speciesalthausi()

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.

Wodnika althausi Münster 1840
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Invalid names: Strophodus angustus Münster 1843 [synonym], Strophodus arcuatus Münster 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available