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Heterodontus lerichei

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus lerichei was named by Casier (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. francisi, H. granti, H. janefirdae, H. pinetti, H. wardenensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Heterodontus lerichei Casier

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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
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
specieslericheiCasier 1943

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.

†Heterodontus lerichei Casier 1943
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Heterodontus lerichei (15595)