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Asteroptychius ornatus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Asteroptychius ornatus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant. It is the type species of Asteroptychius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Asteroptychius ornatus Agassiz
1855Asteroptychius ornatus M'Coy p. 615
1891Asteroptychius ornatus Woodward p. 108
1902Asteroptychius ornatus Hay p. 330

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
superfamilyCtenacanthoidea
genusAsteroptychius
speciesornatusAgassiz 1843

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.

†Asteroptychius ornatus 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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:57:49
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:57:49
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Asteroptychius ornatus (132781 137333)