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Pleuroplax rankinei

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Pleuroplax rankinei was named by Hancock and Atthey (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pleuroplax rankinei Hancock and Atthey
1889Pleuroplax rankinei Woodward p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusPleuroplax
speciesrankineiHancock and Atthey 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.

†Pleuroplax rankinei Hancock and Atthey 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 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Moscovian or 318.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Pleuroplax rankinei (137307)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) Pleuroplax rankinei (233396 233398)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pleuroplax rankinei (137310 137311 137379)