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Homalodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Homalodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Wapitiodidae Mutter et al.
2008Homalodontidae Mutter et al. p. 419
2016Homalodontidae Nelson et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyHomalodontidae
familyHomalodontidae

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.

Fm. †Homalodontidae Mutter et al. 2008
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G. †Homalodontus Mutter et al. 2008
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Homalodontus aplopagus Mutter et al. 2007
Homalodontus homalorhizo Mutter et al. 2007
Invalid names: Wapitiodus Mutter et al. 2007 [replaced]
G. †Prolatodon Pla et al. 2013
Invalid names: Wapitiodidae Mutter et al. 2007 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian - Spathian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Wapitiodidae indet., Wapitiodus aplopagus, Wapitiodus homalorhizo (119439)