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Iniopera richardsoni

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Sibyrhynchidae

Taxonomy
Iniopera richardsoni was named by Zangerl and Case (1973). Its type specimen is FMNH PF2356, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Logan Quarry, Level G, Reserve Township, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Staunton Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Iniopera.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Iniopera richardsoni Zangerl and Case p. 35 figs. 59-78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderIniopterygiaZangerl and Case 1973
familySibyrhynchidae
genusIniopera
speciesrichardsoni

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.

Iniopera richardsoni Zangerl and Case 1973
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Kasimovian or 315.20000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Nebraska) Iniopera richardsoni (132112)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Iniopera richardsoni (131225 131226 131229 131614 132119 132157 132160 132185 132186 132188 132191 132192 132194 132225 132226 132227 type locality: 132228 132230 132231 132232 132233 132234 132235 132236 132237 132238 132239 132240)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Iniopera richardsoni (132111 132113)