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Ceratodus runcinatus

Dipnoi - Ceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus runcinatus was named by Meyer and Plieninger (1844) [Named by Plieninger in this work.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Ceratodus runcinatus Meyer and Plieninger
1891Ceratodus rucinatus Woodward p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyCeratodontidaeGill 1872
genusCeratodus
speciesruncinatus

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.

Ceratodus runcinatus Meyer and Plieninger 1844
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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: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Rhaetian or 242.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Rhaetian242.0 - 201.3Germany Ceratodus rucinatus (137657)