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Glossodus marginatus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Glossodus marginatus was named by M'Coy (1848). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Glossodus marginatus M'Coy
1855Glossodus marginatus M'Coy p. 629 figs. pl. 3K, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusGlossodusM'Coy 1848
speciesmarginatusM'Coy 1848

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.

†Glossodus marginatus M'Coy 1848
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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
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: one only


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