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Bdellodus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae

Taxonomy
Bdellodus was named by Quenstedt (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: J l Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Cestraciontidae by Woodward (1889); to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963); to Hybodontidae by Maisey (1987); and to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Bdellodus Quenstedt p. 132
1889Bdellodus Woodward p. 321
1963Bdellodus Jordan p. 596
1987Bdellodus Maisey p. 27
2002Bdellodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyHybodontidae()
genusBdellodus

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.

G. †Bdellodus Quenstedt 1882
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Bdellodus bollensis Quenstedt 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Toarcian or 182.70000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany (Würtemberg) B. bollensis (137214)