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Romerodus

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Romerodus was named by Zangerl (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451]. It is not extant. Its type is Romerodus orodontus.

It was assigned to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caseodontidae by Zangerl (1981) and Ginter et al. (2010).

Species
R. orodontus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Romerodus Zangerl p. 79
2002Romerodus Sepkoski
2010Romerodus Ginter et al. p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
genusRomerodus

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. †Romerodus Zangerl 1981
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Romerodus orodontus Zangerl 1981
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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Kasimovian or 307.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) R. orodontus (132113 132117)