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Toxoprion

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae

Taxonomy
Toxoprion was named by Hay (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: C Pn].

It was assigned to Edestidae by Jordan (1963); to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Agassizodontidae by Zangerl (1981) and Ginter et al. (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Toxoprion Hay p. 56
1963Toxoprion Jordan p. 596
1981Toxoprion Zangerl p. 86
2002Toxoprion Sepkoski
2010Toxoprion Ginter et al. p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
familyHelicoprionidaeKarpinsky 1911
genusToxoprion

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. †Toxoprion Hay 1909
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Toxoprion lecontei Dean 1898
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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cisuralian or 298.90000 to 273.01000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01USA (Nevada) Edestus lecontei (196771)