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Eoorodus

Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae

Taxonomy
Eoorodus was named by Branson (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Orodontidae by Jordan (1963); and to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Eoorodus Branson
1963Eoorodus Jordan p. 595
2002Eoorodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderOrodontiformes()
familyOrodontidaede Koninck 1878
genusEoorodusBranson 1914

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. †Eoorodus Branson 1914
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available