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Omalodontiformes

Chondrichthyes - Omalodontiformes

Taxonomy
Omalodontiformes was named by Turner (1997). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Hairapetian et al. (2008) and Ginter et al. (2010); and to Chondrichthyes by Ginter et al. (2008) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Omalodontiformes Turner
2008Omalodontiformes Ginter et al. p. 167
2008Omalodontiformes Hairapetian et al. p. 174
2010Omalodontiformes Ginter et al. p. 28
2016Omalodontiformes Nelson et al. p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderOmalodontiformesTurner 1997
orderOmalodontiformesTurner 1997

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.

Or. †Omalodontiformes Turner 1997
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Fm. †Aztecodontidae Hairapetian et al. 2008
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G. †Aztecodus Long and Young 1995
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Invalid names: Anareodus Long and Young 1995 [synonym]
G. †Manberodus Hairapetian et al. 2008
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Manberodus fortis Hairapetian et al. 2008
Fm. †Omalodontidae Ginter et al. 2008
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G. †Omalodus Ginter and Ivano 1992
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Omalodus grabaui Hussakof and Bryant 1918
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Invalid names: Omalodus bryanti Wells 1944 [synonym], Omalodus schultzei Hampe et al. 2004 [synonym]
G. †Portalodus Long and Young 1995
G. †Siberiodus Ivanov and Rodina 2004
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Givetian or 383.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Cataluña) Omalodus grabaui (90635 90639)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Iran (Esfahan) Manberodus fortis (90626 90627)