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Chomatodus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chomatodus Agassiz p. 107
1902Chomatodus Hay p. 279
1963Chomatodus Jordan p. 594
1981Chomatodus Zangerl p. 95
2002Chomatodus Sepkoski
2010Chomatodus Ginter et al. p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusChomatodus

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. †Chomatodus Agassiz 1838
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Chomatodus affinis Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus angustus Newberry 1879
Chomatodus chesterensis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Chomatodus cinctus Agassiz 1838
Chomatodus comptus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Chomatodus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus cultellus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus elegans Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus inconstans Saint John and Worthen 1875
Chomatodus incrassatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Chomatodus insignis Leidy 1857
Chomatodus linearis Agassiz 1836
Chomatodus loriformis Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus molaris Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus oliquus M'Coy 1848
Chomatodus parallelus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Chomatodus pusillus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Chomatodus selliformis Newberry 1879
Chomatodus truncatus Agassiz 1843
Chomatodus varsouviensis Saint John and Worthen 1875
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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Asselian or 345.30000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom C. denticulatus, C. truncatus, C. oliquus, C. linearis (132781)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Iowa) C. inconstans (133094)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Indiana) C. sp. (2455)
Chadian - Arundian345.3 - 342.8USA (Indiana) C. sp. (558)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) C. sp. (132372)