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Cochliodus occidentalis

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Cochliodus occidentalis was named by Leidy (1857).

It was recombined as Deltodus occidentalis by Woodward (1889) and Hay (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cochliodus occidentalis Leidy p. 88 figs. pl. V, figs. 3-16
1866Deltodus stellatus Newberry and Worthen
1889Deltodus occidentalis Woodward p. 199
1902Deltodus occidentalis Hay p. 292
1903Cochliodus occidentalis Eastman p. 200 figs. pl. 4, fig. 38; pl. 5, fig. 53

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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
genusCochliodus
speciesoccidentalisLeidy 1857

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.

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Invalid names: Deltodus stellatus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Osagean or 352.00000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Iowa) Deltodus occidentalis (133094)