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Gracilisuggestus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Gracilisuggestus was named by Johns (1997). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Gracilisuggestus triapices.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Johns (1997); and to Chondrichthyes by Ivanov and Klets (2007).

Species
G. triapices (type species), G. uniapex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Gracilisuggestus Johns p. 65
2007Gracilisuggestus Ivanov and Klets

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
genusGracilisuggestus

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.

G. †Gracilisuggestus Johns 1997
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Norian or 251.30000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation G. sp. (133501 149342)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation G. sp. (149343)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) G. sp. (150082) G. triapices, G. uniapex (150041 150042 150045 150046 150048) G. uniapex (150040 150044 150049)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) G. triapices (150075 150235) G. triapices, G. uniapex (150056)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Guizhou) G. sp. (121316)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) G. triapices, G. uniapex (150074)