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Vallisodus coppi

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Vallisia coppi was named by Duffin (1982). Its type specimen is BRSMG Cc400, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hapsford Bridge, Vallis Vale, which is in a Rhaetian marginal marine claystone in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Vallisia, Vallisodus.

It was recombined as Vallisodus coppi by Duffin (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Vallisia coppi Duffin p. 159 figs. 1-4
2021Vallisodus coppi Duffin p. 230 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
genusVallisodus
speciescoppi()

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.

†Vallisodus coppi Duffin 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Vallisia coppi (type locality: 120897 120898)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Belgium (Gaume) Vallisia coppi (139204)