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Enchelurus anglicus

Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae

Taxonomy
Enchelurus anglicus was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P4249, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Enchelurus anglicus Woodward p. 167 figs. pl. XII, fig. 3
1903Enchelurus anglicus Woodward p. 74 figs. Pl 15, fig 3; text-fig 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderNotacanthiformes
familyHalosauridae
genusEnchelurus
speciesanglicus

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.

†Enchelurus anglicus Woodward 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Enchelurus anglicus (222454 227635 227989)