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Ichthyodectes ctenodon

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Taxonomy
Ichthyodectes ctenodon was named by Cope (1870).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Ichthyodectes ctenodon Cope
1901Ichthyodectes ctenodon Woodward p. 100
1902Ichthyodectes ctenodon Hay p. 384
1970Ichthyodectes ctenodon Applegate p. 418
1981Ichthyodectes ctenodon Thurmond and Jones p. 96
1989Ichthyodectes ctenodon Wilson and Chalifa p. 2607 figs. 2E-G, 4
1996Ichthyodectes ctenodon Fielitz p. 1376 figs. 4-5
2013Ichthyodectes ctenodon Cavin et al. p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familyIchthyodectidaeCrook 1892
genusIchthyodectesCope 1870
speciesctenodonCope 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (22731 52997)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Ichthyodectes sp. (181902)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (213294 221341)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (220897 220907)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (213390)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (82054)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (36707)