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Sagenodus inaequalis

Dipnoi - Sagenodontidae

Taxonomy
Sagenodus inaequalis was named by Owen (1867). Its type specimen is BMNH 45852 (lower dental plate) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Newsham (BMNH), which is in a Moscovian terrestrial horizon in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Sagenodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Sagenodus inaequalis Owen
1891Sagenodus inaequalis Woodward p. 256 figs. pl. iv, figs 2-3
1902Sagenodus inaequalis Hay p. 353

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familySagenodontidaeJaekel 1911
genusSagenodusOwen 1867
speciesinaequalisOwen 1867

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.

†Sagenodus inaequalis Owen 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Sagenodus inaequalis (137306 type locality: 137319)