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Myriacanthus paradoxus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Taxonomy
Myriacanthus paradoxus was named by Agassiz (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz figs. Pl 6, figs 1-6
1837Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz p. 38
1872Prognathodus guntheri Egerton p. 233 figs. pl. VIII
1891Myriacanthus paradoxus Woodward p. 44 figs. pl. II. figs. 1-3
1906Myriacanthus paradoxus Woodward p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4
1994Myriacanthus paradoxus Duffin p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderMyriacanthoideiPatterson 1965
familyMyriacanthidae
genusMyriacanthus
speciesparadoxus

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.

Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Prognathodus guntheri Egerton 1872 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Sinemurian or 208.50000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Myriacanthus paradoxus (122365)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Myriacanthus paradoxus (53947)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Myriacanthus paradoxus (122153 122154 139856) Myriacanthus paradoxus, Prognathodus guntheri (122155)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Myriacanthus paradoxus (122371)