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Edaphodon leptognathus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Edaphodon leptognathus Agassiz p. 352 figs. Pl 40d, figs 5-8,13-18
1891Edaphodon leptognathus Woodward p. 81

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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
speciesleptognathus

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 leptognathus Agassiz 1843
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon leptognathus (41989 41992)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Edaphodon leptognathus (42636)