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Enchodus gladiolus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Enchodus gladiolus was named by Cope (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cimolichthys gladiolus by Cope (1872); it was recombined as Phasganodus gladiolus by Cope (1874).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. serrulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Cimolichthys gladiolus Cope
1872Enchodus gladiolus Cope
1874Phasganodus gladiolus Cope p. 43
1902Enchodus gladiolus Hay p. 389
2006Enchodus gladiolus Shimada et al. p. 26
2008Enchodus gladiolus Shimada and Martin p. 98 fig. 10A,B
2012Enchodus gladiolus Nagrodski et al. p. 83 fig. 4L,M
2015Enchodus gladiolus Bazzi et al. p. 286 fig. 5c
2016Enchodus gladiolus Bice and Shimada p. 187 fig. 7O,P
2021Enchodus gladiolus Maisch et al. pp. 19, 23 figs. 10Nn-Tt
2022Enchodus gladiolus Ebersole et al. p. 392 fig. 9C,D
2024Enchodus gladiolus Jambura et al. p. 29 figs. 15I-K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusEnchodus
speciesgladiolusCope 1872

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.

†Enchodus gladiolus Cope 1872
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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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Enchodus gladiolus (132505)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Enchodus gladiolus (213414 213416 213417 213419)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Nebraska) Enchodus gladiolus (213308 213401)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Enchodus gladiolus (22731)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Enchodus gladiolus (35429 213403)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3USA (New Mexico) Enchodus gladiolus (221290)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Enchodus gladiolus (213384)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Iowa) Enchodus gladiolus (213400)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Enchodus gladiolus (213402)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Enchodus gladiolus (220907)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Enchodus gladiolus (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Enchodus gladiolus (35365 213387)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Enchodus gladiolus (232890)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Enchodus gladiolus (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Saratov) Enchodus gladiolus (224997)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Enchodus gladiolus (221052)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.1 - 56.0USA (Arkansas) Enchodus gladiolus (145187)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Enchodus gladiolus (231889)