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Moreyella

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Moreyella was named by Gunnell (1933). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Selachii by Gunnell (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Moreyella Gunnell p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
genusMoreyella

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. †Moreyella Gunnell 1933
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†Moreyella aviculiformis Gunnell 1933
†Moreyella trilobata Gunnell 1933
†Moreyella typicalis Gunnell 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Virgilian or 307.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) M. aviculiformis (132626) M. trilobata (132633) M. typicalis (132634)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) M. sp. (94391)