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Gomphonchus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Gomphonchus was named by Gross (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979); and to Climatiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Gomphonchus Gross
1979Gomphonchus Denison
2002Gomphonchus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusGomphonchusGross 1971

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. †Gomphonchus Gross 1971
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Gomphonchus hoppei Gross 1947
Gomphonchus sandelensis Pander 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Emsian or 425.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) G. sp. (27796)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Queensland) G. turnerae (232518)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0China (Junnan) G. sp. (182558)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia G. sandelensis (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Sichuan) G. sandelensis (182549)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Gansu) G. sandelensis (182526)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) G. sandelensis, G. hoppei (193837)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (Nevada) G. sp. (216494 216495)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia G. pluriformis (25592)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand G. sp. (40524)