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Elasmodus greenoughi

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Chimaera greenoughii was named by Agassiz (1838).

It was recombined as Elasmodus greenoughii by Agassiz (1843); it was recombined as Elasmodus greenoughi by Case (1979) and Averianov (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chimaera greenoughii Agassiz figs. Pl 40, figs 11-16
1843Elasmodus greenoughii Agassiz p. 350
1855Aptychus crassus Hebert
1906Elasmodus crassus Leriche
1929Elasmodus planus Leriche
1979Elasmodus greenoughi Case p. 226 figs. Pl 2, figs 4-6
2001Elasmodus greenoughi Averianov p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusElasmodusEgerton
speciesgreenoughi()

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.

Elasmodus greenoughi Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Aptychus crassus Hebert 1855 [synonym], Elasmodus crassus Leriche 1906 [synonym], Elasmodus planus Leriche 1929 [synonym]
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 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Elasmodus greenoughi (69150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Elasmodus greenoughii (22640)