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Rhizodus reticulatus

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Taxonomy
Rhizodus reticulatus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1870).

It was recombined as Sagenodus reticulatus by Hay (1896), Cope (1897) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Rhizodus reticulatus Newberry and Worthen
1896Sagenodus reticulatus Hay
1897Sagenodus reticulatus Cope p. 78
1902Sagenodus reticulatus Hay p. 355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderPsammodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsammodontidae
genusRhizodus
speciesreticulatusNewberry and Worthen 1870

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.

Rhizodus reticulatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
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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 07:14:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:14:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available