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Paracestracion falcifer

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Cestracion falcifer was named by Wagner (1857).

It was recombined as Paracestracion falcifer by Koken (1911), Underwood (2002) and Kriwet (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cestracion falcifer Wagner
1889Cestracion falcifer Woodward p. 332
1911Paracestracion falcifer Koken
2002Paracestracion falcifer Underwood
2008Paracestracion falcifer Kriwet p. 236

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusParacestracionKoken in Zittel 1911
speciesfalcifer(Wagner 1857)

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.

Paracestracion falcifer Wagner 1857
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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: 2009-07-21 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Paracestracion falcifer (140224)