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Rhizodus
Taxonomy
Rhizodus is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Holoptychiidae by Owen (1859); to Rhizodontidae by Woodward (1891); and to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Holoptychiidae by Owen (1859); to Rhizodontidae by Woodward (1891); and to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. †Rhizodus
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†Rhizodus gracilis M'Coy 1848
†Rhizodus hibberti Agassiz 1843
†Rhizodus reticulatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Invalid names: Characodus Morris and Roberts 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Westphalian A or 358.90000 to 316.90000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tournaisian | Belarus (Homel) | R. sp. (232531) | |
| Asbian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | R. hibberti (230473) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom | R. gracilis, R. hibberti (132778) | |
| Pennsylvanian | United Kingdom | R. hibberti (132730 132779 132780) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Lancashire) | R. sp. (172765) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (England) | R. sp. (124367) |