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Omanoselache contrarius

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes

Taxonomy
Polyacrodus contrarius was named by Johns (1997). Its type specimen is GSC 105093, a set of teeth, 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.

It was recombined as Prolatodon contrarius by Pla et al. (2013); it was recombined as Omanoselache contrarius by Koot and Cuny (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Polyacrodus contrarius Johns
2007Polyacrodus contrarius Chen et al. p. 293 figs. 3A-M
2013Prolatodon contrarius Pla et al. p. 780 figs. 3H-P, 4I-J
2014Omanoselache contrarius Koot and Cuny p. 897

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
genusOmanoselache
speciescontrarius()

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Carnian or 247.20000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Polyacrodus contrarius (121314)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Polyacrodus contrarius (121312)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Polyacrodus contrarius (type locality: 150040 150041 150042 150044 150045 150046 150049 150079 150080 150081 150232)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Cuenca) Prolatodon contrarius (147011 147012 147014)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Teruel) Prolatodon contrarius (147015)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain Prolatodon contrarius (146921 147009 147010 147019 147020)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) Polyacrodus contrarius (150146)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5China (Guizhou) Polyacrodus contrarius (121313)