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Xiphodolamia ensis

Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Lamiostomatidae

Taxonomy
Xiphodolamia ensis was named by Leidy (1877). It is extant. Its type locality is Vincentown, Manasquan Fm., which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the Manasquan Formation of New Jersey.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Xiphodolamia ensis Leidy p. 252 figs. Plate 34, Fig. 25-30
1902Xiphodolamia ensis Hay p. 301
1946Xiphodolamia ensis Rapp p. 510

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassOsteodonti
superorderLamnae
orderOdontaspidida
superfamilyIsuroidea
familyLamiostomatidae
subfamilyXiphodolamiinae
genusXiphodolamia
speciesensis

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.

Xiphodolamia ensis Leidy 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:06:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:06:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (New Jersey) Xiphodolamia ensis (type locality: 126161)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany Xiphodolamia ensis (121968)