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Enchodus faujasi

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Enchodus faujasii was named by Agassiz (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Enchodus faujasi by Woodward (1901) and Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. serrulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Enchodus faujasii Agassiz figs. Pl 29, fig 3
1901Enchodus faujasi Woodward p. 196 figs. pl. xi, fig. 6
1902Enchodus faujasi Hay p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusEnchodus
speciesfaujasi()

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.

†Enchodus faujasi Agassiz 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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) Enchodus faujasi (92192)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France Enchodus faujasi (59763)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Haute-Garonne) Enchodus faujasi (13218)