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Edaphodon eurygnathus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae

Taxonomy

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Edaphodon bucklandi Agassiz p. 351 figs. Pl 40d, figs 1-4,9-12,19-24
1843Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz p. 352
1891Edaphodon bucklandi Woodward p. 80
1902Edaphodon bucklandi Hay p. 324
1966Edaphodon bucklandi Cassier p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
superfamilyChimaeroidea
familyEdaphodontidaeOwen 1846
genusEdaphodonBuckland 1838
specieseurygnathus

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.

Edaphodon eurygnathus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Edaphodon bucklandi Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon bucklandi (13299)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon bucklandi (41888 41989 41992 41994 41998)