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Heteropetalus

Chondrichthyes - Debeeriiformes - Debeeriidae

Taxonomy
Heteropetalus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Desmiodontida by Zangerl (1981) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Debeeriidae by Nelson (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Heteropetalus Zangerl p. 63
2002Heteropetalus Sepkoski
2006Heteropetalus Nelson p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderDebeeriiformes
familyDebeeriidae
genusHeteropetalus

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 mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) H. elegantulus (116659)