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Heterodontus duffini

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus duffini was named by Thies (1983). Its type specimen is SMF 7117, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moorberg, near Hannover, which is in an Aalenian marine horizon in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Heterodontus duffini Thies p. 28 figs. pl. 6, fig 4; pl. 7 figs. 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
speciesduffini

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.

Heterodontus duffini Thies 1983
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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 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Thouarsense to the top of the Aalenian or 180.10000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Luxembourg Heterodontus duffini (141382)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Luxembourg Heterodontus duffini (141383 141384)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6Luxembourg Heterodontus duffini (141386 141389)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Germany Heterodontus duffini (type locality: 137168)