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Parvidiabolus acutus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Parvidiabolus acutus was named by Johns (1997). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is GSC 105271, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aylard Creek East, Laird formation, ACE-1, which is in a Ladinian marine horizon in the Laird Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Parvidiabolus acutus Johns p. 53 figs. pl. 18, figs. 11-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusParvidiabolus
speciesacutus

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.

Parvidiabolus acutus 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 Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 242.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Parvidiabolus acutus (type locality: 150040 150041 150042 150043 150045 150046 150048 150049 150079 150081 150082)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) Parvidiabolus acutus (150056)