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Erikodus groenlandicus

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Agassizodus groenlandicus was named by Nielsen (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cape Stosch, Section F, 120 m, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in Greenland.

It was recombined as Erikodus groenlandicus by Nielsen (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Agassizodus groenlandicus Nielsen p. 37 figs. Pl 7, figs 4-17; pl 8, figs 1-31; pl 10, figs 1-3; pl 11, figs 2,3; pl 13, fig 2
1952Erikodus groenlandicus Nielsen p. 38 figs. text-fig. 16 A, B, C; pl. 10, figs. 1-4; pl. 11, figs. 1-2; pl. 12, fig. 3; pl. 13 figs. 1, 4.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
genusErikodus
speciesgroenlandicus()

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.

†Erikodus groenlandicus Nielsen 1932
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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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Agassizodus groenlandicus (type locality: 122142) Erikodus groenlandicus (136371 136372)