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Oniscina

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Oniscina was named by Goldenberg (1873). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Oniscina ornata.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Fischer and Kogan (2008).

Species
O. ornata (syn. Arthropleura ornata) (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Oniscina Goldenberg p. 20
2008Oniscina Fischer and Kogan p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusOniscina

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.

G. †Oniscina Goldenberg 1873
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†Oniscina ornata Goldenberg 1873
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Invalid names: Arthropleura ornata Goldenberg 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Westphalian C or 314.60000 to 309.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Germany (Saarland) O. ornata (122601)