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Erikodus

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Erikodus was named by Nielsen (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u].

It was assigned to Edestidae by Nielsen (1952); to Eugeneodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caseodontidae by Zangerl (1981) and Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Erikodus Nielsen p. 9
1981Erikodus Zangerl p. 82
2002Erikodus Sepkoski
2010Erikodus Ginter et al. p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
genusErikodus

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. †Erikodus Nielsen 1952
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Erikodus groenlandicus Nielsen 1932
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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Agassizodus groenlandicus (122142) E. groenlandicus (136371 136372)